During the interminable review of Colarusso's dock operations by the Planning Board, there was much talk about number of trucks and number of barges, but it seems the Planning Board never anticipated this.
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| Photo: Richard Wallace |
A barge parked in such a way that it extends completely beyond the dock, encroaching on the park, blocking access to the slips, and obscuring the view of the river and the mountains from Rick's Point.
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It’s just terrible when we have to tolerate our neighbors, isn’t it?
ReplyDeleteHappy pride.
ReplyDeleteThe position of that barge does not limit access of the city docks.
Where's Hayduke when we could use a few mooring cables cut?
ReplyDeleteThe downsides of the Colarusso operation are obvious-- truck traffic crossing our major roads that intersects with 13,000 vehicles daily, another dangerous crossing at the railroad tracks, and dust, noise, and blight next to our waterfront park. But given those impacts, one would think that they might be offset by some really attractive upsides. I've been raising this issue for years on this site, and have yet to see an answer. There are no big employment benefits or major revenues forthcoming from Colarusso, so WTF? The only thing I can imagine is that community self-esteem is still non-existent in this post-industrial town, and there just isn't the political backbone to resist the old hierarchy. Anyone who witnessed the Hudson Planning Board fumbling around with the gravel dump / truck route proposition for eight years knows that the members couldn't be bothered to ask any intelligent questions, and couldn't manage to impose the most reasonable of conditions.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm still waiting-- will someone please lay out the rationale for our city allowing itself to be crapped upon like this? Could it be that free fireworks once a year is enough to win your loyalty to a gravel outfit in Greenport?
Peter -- Have you seen the cracked sidewalks on each side of the Ferry Street bridge that Colarusso left us with last year? Have you seen the stained bluestone steps at the entrance to Promenade that Colarusso left us with a few years ago that DPW has power-washed once only to have the stains almost immediately reappear? Rob Perry recently explained that the mortar between the steps is causing the stains. That would be Colarusso's mortar, of course. A year ago, Perry claimed it was sand that DPW had put on the steps in the winter that was the culprit. Before that, he claimed that salt was the reason for the stains. Talk about getting crapped upon by the powers that run the city!
DeleteThere is a house on Cross Street with a sign intentionally placed towards the street for public view:
ReplyDelete"Support Colarusso. End Hudson Tyranny"
It is unclear if the maker of the sign is referencing The Declaration, where it accuses George III of "an absolute Tyranny over these States".
Madison used the word often to describe the concentration of legislative, executive, and judicial power...