On May 12, the plans for the proposed "Waterfront Village" were presented to the Planning Board. Although the project will be completed in three phases, the entire project was presented to avoid the misfeasance of segmentation. All the drawings and renderings for the project that were submitted to the Planning Board can be found here. Gossips reproduced some of them here. One of the renderings also appeared in the Register-Star. Although the project is currently before the Planning Board, the renderings are being scrutinized and commented on in other public meetings.
At the Common Council Legal Committee meeting on May 14, when the committee was discussing the rezoning petition received regarding the project, Hudson resident Ronald Kopnicki made reference to the rendering shown below and cautioned the renderings were not to be trusted because the crane in the rendering does not appear to be where it currently is.
At the informal meeting of the Common Council on May 18, when Council president Margaret Morris called for New Business, Councilmember Henry Haddad (First Ward) brought up the proposed Waterfront Village and mentioned in particular this rendering:
Haddad said the rendering "shows properties not owned by Ben Fain demolished and used as parking lots." He alleged that residents of Cross Street and Tanners Lane have been "muscled out." He also claimed that there were only three occupied houses left on Tanners Lane.
Gossips has learned that Ben Fain, who is proposing the project, will be at Tuesday's Common Council meeting to clarify the renderings and respond to concerns. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place at 6:00 p.m. in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.
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