tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post1593565230721005287..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: News from City HallCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-76047560100763957352020-02-23T08:43:07.781-05:002020-02-23T08:43:07.781-05:00Well done, Mayor Johnson.Well done, Mayor Johnson.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-53810294057099599032020-02-22T08:21:07.495-05:002020-02-22T08:21:07.495-05:00This is great news! Some might think this decision...This is great news! Some might think this decision is at odds with values the Mayor championed in his campaign, but by looking at the facts and making an informed decision Johnson is doing what's best for everyone in our city. That Hudson wouldn’t qualify for ETPA was practically a foregone conclusion. Moreover, the benefits of ETPA in Hudson are debatable at best, and may well have done more long term harm than good. While ETPA can have a stabilizing impact in the larger cities for which it was actually designed - places with thousands of residential units in large apartment buildings - a market like Hudson with a very limited stock of older smaller multi-unit buildings would be extremely vulnerable to the worst unintended effects of rent control - degradation and decay of existing apartments, an overall reduction in the supply of lower priced residential options, and accelerated gentrification. It's great to have a Mayor who does his homework and makes decisions based on objective fact.Peter Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565403034257391130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-69221521749578377472020-02-22T05:32:17.787-05:002020-02-22T05:32:17.787-05:00This is a very rational assessment, that saves us ...This is a very rational assessment, that saves us all time and money. <br /><br />thank you Kamal. <br />j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55008698475085610642020-02-21T19:34:11.530-05:002020-02-21T19:34:11.530-05:00Oh my, did I finally hear some common sense coming...Oh my, did I finally hear some common sense coming out of City Hall? Bravo Mayor Kamal, lets hope the Council likewise has the sense not to override this veto and waste another $15,000 of taxpayer money on yet another pointless survey. P. Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273783030122540297noreply@blogger.com