tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post1143745292664031955..comments2024-03-28T11:21:19.200-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Another Chapter for the William Ball PlaceCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-30209680927926430822021-07-18T10:37:03.426-04:002021-07-18T10:37:03.426-04:00Hopefully the owner will come to the realization t...Hopefully the owner will come to the realization that restoring the house as opposed to making it "modern" will make good economic sense in the long-run never mind being more esthetically pleasing. Hudson's value is increasingly tied to preserving the best of what is already here.BigTBikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306867558047553954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-13489208885246942032021-07-17T16:23:40.184-04:002021-07-17T16:23:40.184-04:00Replace the slate?? Unless the stone is deteriora...Replace the slate?? Unless the stone is deteriorating overall, no, please! If a scattering of shingles are damaged, those can and should be replaced individually. The roof should last many years if maintained properly. Slate is the premium roofing material. That the new owner wants to replace it, says a whole lot right there!Cheviot Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986196566620402898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55028825784358130882021-07-16T16:58:55.486-04:002021-07-16T16:58:55.486-04:00I know when I think "modern" I think of ...I know when I think "modern" I think of asphalt shingles. What's next? Aluminum siding?John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658184081506566069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-32467304718949297902021-07-16T14:30:11.933-04:002021-07-16T14:30:11.933-04:00Historic preservation is NOT necessarily "inc...Historic preservation is NOT necessarily "incredibly expensive." There are historic tax credits and other opportunities to help with costs. <br />B. Gramkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659663851633108806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-50305625739173636662021-07-16T12:45:11.290-04:002021-07-16T12:45:11.290-04:00While I certainly agree that historic preservation...While I certainly agree that historic preservation is an important and laudable goal, I sympathize with property owners who have to endure a sometimes very long and expensive process to restore buildings. This does put a number of properties out of reach for first-time homebuyers, and well as low-to-middle income households who wish to be a part of the Hudson community.<br /><br /><br />Working with HPC to try to streamline the process, identifying grant opportunities for property owners, encouraging business development that might lower the cost of historic rehabilitation without sacrificing quality (with the added benefit of generating jobs and developing Hudson's local economy) or incentivizing new homeowner development that doesn't have such stringent requirements and might be more accessible to those without deep pockets would all help, individually or in concert, to solve these problems.<br /><br /><br />Sadly, I have faith neither in the Common Council as it is currently run nor the Mayor's office to execute any of these plans effectively.<br /><br /><br />As to Mr. Bowne's opining on the appropriateness of the suggested changes (and with the caveat that I'm pulling this from the post above and might be missing some context)-it is certainly his right as an individual and as a member of the Hudson community to express himself and his opinions freely. As a Planning Board member in a Planning Board meeting on a Planning Board issue, the Hudson community might be better served if adjudication was kept to the issues relevant to the application. This building isn't in a historic district, and it's unfair to the applicant to treat them as though they bought the property with such expected encumbrances. Still, if the thing needed to be said, at least the message got out there.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300676479057228139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-51530207503463349892021-07-16T08:58:14.762-04:002021-07-16T08:58:14.762-04:00How about starting a Historic Preservation Fund to...How about starting a Historic Preservation Fund to help people pay for the way you think their buildings should look. Historic preservation is incredibly expensive and not everyone who owns property in Hudson is wealthy. Not yet anyway! And yes, educate potential buyers about what they are getting into.MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383337895712738766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-70754199879939216662021-07-16T07:46:15.661-04:002021-07-16T07:46:15.661-04:00“Owner wants something modern”?
Why didn’t they b...“Owner wants something modern”? <br />Why didn’t they buy something modern? Five and Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-57155908524949374442021-07-15T20:00:27.216-04:002021-07-15T20:00:27.216-04:00A good historic recap, Gossips. Good to refresh m...A good historic recap, Gossips. Good to refresh memories and also inform those who don't know. It was a long battle to achieve what has been achieved but it was unfortunate that the HPC lost it's teeth when the decision was made to hand the power of designation to the Common Council. But at least we do have a Historic Preservation Law. And new owners should be held to it, which indeed the Commission has tried to do. I mostly applaud their diligence. Now is the time to go after designation for the rest of the town. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964219905365378579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-15287753395037646052021-07-15T18:13:46.682-04:002021-07-15T18:13:46.682-04:00I have said it before,make the 2 sq miles of Hudso...I have said it before,make the 2 sq miles of Hudson a Historical District and work backwards.New building owners should be made aware of what they are getting into when they buy in Hudson. Some realtors are bad actors in property selling. Hudson can not have different rules for different owners.If you want histotic,then keep it history, and issue plenty of enforceable fines.Enlarge the code enforcement staff and make the property owners pay and pay.man bites doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707256925020776334noreply@blogger.com