No St. Charles Homeless Shelter
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Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chair Art Baer has again made another proposal affecting the City of Hudson without any input from Hudson's officials, residents and business community.
The proposal to turn the landmarked St. Charles Hotel into a Homeless Shelter/Transitional Housing/Department of Social Services facility is completely against the City of Hudson's zoning, its Comprehensive Plan, and the wishes of its business community and citizens at-large.
The future of Columbia County and Hudson is intrinsically tied to tourism. The county's own Strategic Plan put together by Baldwin, Bell and Green stated that the biggest impediment to increased tourism is the lack of hotel beds in the county. Yet the county is seeking to take the largest hotel in the heart of Hudson's business district and turn it into a homeless shelter, with all of the problems and issues that such a facility will bring. This is unacceptable.
The undersigned demand that Chairman Baer and the entire Board of Supervisors immediately abandon this clear violation of Hudson's zoning, and of Hudson's right to self determination.
We further demand that all future plans to address issues surrounding the Department of Social Services and Transitional Housing/Homeless Housing include Hudson's elected officials along with the opportunity for the public to be heard on these matters prior to plans being formulated.
The proposal to turn the landmarked St. Charles Hotel into a Homeless Shelter/Transitional Housing/Department of Social Services facility is completely against the City of Hudson's zoning, its Comprehensive Plan, and the wishes of its business community and citizens at-large.
The future of Columbia County and Hudson is intrinsically tied to tourism. The county's own Strategic Plan put together by Baldwin, Bell and Green stated that the biggest impediment to increased tourism is the lack of hotel beds in the county. Yet the county is seeking to take the largest hotel in the heart of Hudson's business district and turn it into a homeless shelter, with all of the problems and issues that such a facility will bring. This is unacceptable.
The undersigned demand that Chairman Baer and the entire Board of Supervisors immediately abandon this clear violation of Hudson's zoning, and of Hudson's right to self determination.
We further demand that all future plans to address issues surrounding the Department of Social Services and Transitional Housing/Homeless Housing include Hudson's elected officials along with the opportunity for the public to be heard on these matters prior to plans being formulated.
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29 November 2015
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Sharon N
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Follow the money--how will they get the money to purchase it, who is going to run it, how much will they be paid and what will the basis be for payment, how do those costs compare to the current system or other options. Were other options even discussed??
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Ellen T
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Hudson is the county seat. It is the only city in the county. The train stops here, which makes it a major gateway to the county. You cannot have a city, especially the county seat, without a hotel. Please rethink what you are doing. It is a show of stren
9 June 2015
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Elsa L
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This proposed dumping of the homeless in an inappropriate location is the worst undemocratic heist for the City of Hudson and the County of Columbia
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Karen W
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This would not be a positve addition to Hudson City. We need the lodging for people coming to stay or spend money in the city
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Judith Bg
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One of the most uncreative, regressive ideas to come along in many years. The St. Charles is the ONLY hotel in the County & needs to be part of Hudson's revival, not its decline. Ockawamick would be a perfect location for housing the homeless.
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