tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post5286064762454697182..comments2024-03-27T22:52:12.619-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Colarusso and HudsonCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-23378849585741424282019-07-11T17:18:35.517-04:002019-07-11T17:18:35.517-04:00Not what I was told, but okay then, corrected.
Wh...Not what I was told, but okay then, corrected.<br /><br />What I really want to know is whether anyone was clever enough to discuss 1) a use variance, for which the ZBA must conduct a SEQR review, and 2) the City's previous recommendation to conduct a *Supplemental* Environmental Impact Statement in such circumstances.<br /><br />As it is, the Planning Board's consultant has announced that the Short Environmental Assessment Form will be sufficient, and that's very worrying.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-5795709624313530952019-07-11T16:58:50.700-04:002019-07-11T16:58:50.700-04:00The need for a review under SEQRA was raised by mu...The need for a review under SEQRA was raised by multiple commenters.Sam Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139366555091167364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-53181510383321913942019-07-11T11:04:31.128-04:002019-07-11T11:04:31.128-04:00In my opinion, the more pressing implication of th...In my opinion, the more pressing implication of the City's ownership of the 4.4-acre riverside parcel is Amtrak's threat to fence off the access road and bar terrestrial access to the former dock property. <br /><br />But how can the railroad do that when the 1969 Lone Star Cement deed for the 4.4 acres establishes a "right of access to the said Dock Property from the public way" (Liber 453, p. 16).<br /> <br />Moreover, the railroad's own 1995 deed for the access road's Easement and Right of Way appears to confirm the existence of the public way "for … pedestrian ingress, egress and regress on, over, across and through all that certain strip, piece or parcel of land" (Liber 787, p. 228).<br /><br />The City would be wise to monitor this situation if only for the edification of the HPD. <br /><br />Earlier this year, Amtrak already placed a No Trespassing sign on the access road next to the Colarusso gate. The threatened fencing is bound to follow. unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-48884211974150458562019-07-11T09:50:45.496-04:002019-07-11T09:50:45.496-04:00Yes, but maybe not in a neighboring city that has ...Yes, but maybe not in a neighboring city that has the legal power to control its waterfront.dkonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103297434317872422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-56895161786968234742019-07-11T08:18:41.112-04:002019-07-11T08:18:41.112-04:00On procedural grounds, Ms. Metz was correct that t...On procedural grounds, Ms. Metz was correct that the hearing was not properly coordinated with the other requirements of state and local law. <br /><br />For instance, it's astounding to learn that SEQRA wasn't a topic of discussion. For site plan review, the City Code directs that "Wherever possible, the procedure and requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the site plan review process should be conducted and complied with contemporaneously."<br /><br />If this was not possible then the Planning Board owed the public an explanation. As usual, this Board appears to be flummoxed over the actual requirements of SEQRA. The idea they've already floated of using the Short Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) ignores both the magnitude of the proposal and the directions left by the Common Council from the previous SEQR review on the same subject. So far, that previous review is being treated as a separate subject, which means they completely misunderstand the meaning and intent of SEQRA (and not for the first time). <br /><br />SEQRA further explains that a ZBA has first dibs on Lead Agency when a variance is required. Is the Planning Board aware of the necessity of a variance? <br /><br />Whoever conducts the environmental review, there should be a Full EAF and a "Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement," as repeatedly recommended in the Common Council's 2011 Findings Statement. <br /><br />http://www.cityofhudson.org/document_center/Waterfront/821.pdfunheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-33596865370381771072019-07-10T19:53:55.093-04:002019-07-10T19:53:55.093-04:00Yes, please let’s make small little digs on presch...Yes, please let’s make small little digs on preschoolers. Pretty sure their parents know what their limits are, as one left with their child when they had enough. Tired or not, their presence is pretty significant as it shows Colarusso will be sticking around for years to come.Acow16https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180312506253066858noreply@blogger.com