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Hudson Valley officials unite with activists against fracking
Several of the region's most noteworthy politicians have offered support in the fight against hydraulic fracturing, a controversial gas mining technique known to pollute water supplies.
Hudson Valley United Against Fracking held a kickoff event Tuesday morning at the Ulster County Office Building, to urge a moratorium on fracking.
Former congressman Maurice Hinchey was joined by state senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, state assembly members Frank Skartados and Didi Barrett, New Paltz town supervisor Susan Zimet, Ulster County executive Mike Hein, and a host of environmental organizations.
They were accompanied by dozens of local "fractivists," pleading for Gov. Cuomo to delay gas drilling until independent scientific environmental studies are completed.
Large deposits of natural gas exist deep within the shale below upstate NY, representing a financial boon for the energy industry.
"Everywhere fracking has been allowed, the process has contaminated their water, polluted their air, and destroyed their land," indicated Hinchey.
"I have been fighting to protect our state from polluters for nearly 40 years. Now Gov. Cuomo is dealing with one of the most contentious environmental issues that we have ever seen," Hinchey said.
"Governor Cuomo is to be commended for taking a thoughtful approach to fracking, rather than rushing in, like so many other states. And I hope he will continue in that course," the retired congressman added.
"We're talking about our children, and our children's children -- we're having a conversation about whether or not we're going to poison them. It's absurd," maintained Hein.
"I'm incredibly proud as the Ulster County executive, to be part of the Hudson Valley, a place has turned out to be the conscience of New York State," Hein said. "But I will be the proudest when we can once and for all in NY State that we will not play games with our future," he noted.
"We are going to leave this planet like we found it, for generations to come, and generations after that," Hein said.
"Why are we continuing to rely on finite resources, that are also threatening to destroy our very existence," asked Skartados. "Why are we contemplating playing Russian Roulette with the same very elements that created us -- water, air, soil, food. Haven't we learned enough from the Hudson River?"
Skartados' remarks touched upon the underlying issue of renewable energy alternatives which preclude the need for environmentally destructive energy exploration.
Songwriter Natalie Merchant, a local resident, expressed her concerns about fracking while offering copies of a short documentary featuring musical performances from a recent State of the State protest in Albany, titled Dear Governor Cuomo.
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Kingston approves RUPCO “Landmark Place” project at old Alms House
The City of Kingston planning board approved an embattled affordable housing project Monday, for RUPCO’s “Landmark Place,” an existing structure situated at 300 Flatbush Ave. Known as the old Alms House, the building, constructed in 1872, originally housed poor and indigent inhabitants during the 19th Century.
The decision passed by a narrow margin of 3-2, with three other members absent, marking a victory for the Rural Ulster Preservation Company, developer of similar residential projects throughout the area. It follows a State Supreme Court ruling on March 15, which overturned a previous planning board site plan denial last year, Aug. 20, 2018; and special use permit denial dated Sept. 17, 2018.
Work will begin later this year, creating 66 studio and one-room apartments on the 15-acre site; 34 within the existing landmark, and 32 inside a new construction. The 18-month project should be finished by the end of 2021, said Kevin O’Connor, RUPCO’s CEO.
“We’re pleased, this has been a long process, we’ve been at it for a little over two years. It’s too bad it’s taken us this long to get here, because the need is huge,” O’Connor remarked. “The cry for affordable housing today in Kingston, New York, and across the country, has never been louder,” he observed.
“Landmark Place will do a lot of things. It will preserve an important part of Kingston’s history, put some property back on the tax roll, it will create jobs, and it’s going to create some affordable housing that will add to the well-being of our seniors here in Kingston,” O’Connor said.
The property, which previously housed the Ulster County Dept. of Health, was put on market by former UC exec Mike Hein’s Shared Taxpayer Relief through Innovative Visions in Education (STRIVE) initiative, first proposed in June 2012. Legislators voted in June 2014 to transfer the historic Alms House to Ulster Development Corp, in order to sell the land for top dollar as prime commercial real estate.
RUPCO contracted in September 2016 with Ulster Economic Development Alliance (the UDC successor agency), to purchase Alms House for $950,000. The deal was closed last April. Another purchaser reportedly offered $2 million, for a funeral home, but was refused due to the pre-existing RUPCO agreement.
The Common Council considered in July 2017 to re-zone the property, from RR to R6, allowing the project to move forward. A super-majority vote was forced by petition of the adjacent homeowners, temporarily delaying progress until a revised application added a 101-foot buffer, excluding the neighbors from standing to interfere.
Opponents voiced various objections throughout the process, par
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Schumer warns of unsafe railroad bridges, demands inspections
US Senator Charles Schumer gave a dire warning in Kingston Tuesday, as freight trains rumbled across a nearby trestle crossing the Rondout waterway south of downtown.
“The bridges are deteriorating fast. One particularly in Ulster County has deteriorated to the point where it would send shivers down your spine,” Schumer indicated.
The privately owned CSX trestle near Wilbur Avenue has a crumbling foundation, cracks and exposed rebar, plus loose and missing bolts, Schumer said. “As you can see,it’s in bad shape.”
Schumer said a disaster of epic proportions would occur if the bridge failed while carrying trainloads of hazardous tanker cars. The Rondout Creek just below the Wilbur trestle in Kingston flows directly into the Hudson River.
Each freight train contains up to 3 million gallons of crude oil -- and roughly 30 oil trains per week cross the channel.
Railroads are only required to inspect their bridges annually, and only 7 Federal Railroad Administration experts exist nationwide to check for safety, Schumer observed.
Only one such expert exists to oversee New York’s 3,000 private bridges, plus bridges in 13 additional states.
The national inspection capacity is 1% of all private railroad bridges per year -- many over a century old.
In response, the senator is calling for immediate federal inspection of the Wilbur trestle, along with two more near Storm King Mountain; plus an increase in federal railway safety oversight staff.
County executive Mike Hein agreed. “If this bridge had a catastrophic failure, we’re talking about loss of human life and absolute devastation to our ecology. Environmental damage on that scale in our community is inconceivable,"’ Hein said.
“The only way to completely protect the rivers, is not move the product,” noted nonprofit watchdog Riverkeeper patrol captain John Lipscomb. “Until that happens the only and best thing we can do is prevent an accident,” he said.
Transport of crude oil by railroad tanker increased significantly since 2009. Last year Schumer called for mandatory phase-out of outdated and dangerous DOT-111 tanker cars. Legislation will hopefully be passed in a few years, he said.
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In wake of health bill, battle for Planned Parenthood has just begun
Planned Parenthood now enjoys 80% support nationwide, including 50% of Trump voters, according to a recent poll. Yet despite widespread approval the organization faces existential threats including defunding efforts, Supreme Court challenges, and State-level crackdowns.
Several dozen members heard the latest perspective from Ruth-Ellen Blodgett, president of the Hudson Valley chapter of Planned Parenthood, at a lecture delivered Sunday in Poughkeepsie, sponsored by the Dutchess County Progressive Action Alliance.
A Congressional battle last week over health care included provisions to eliminate funding for certain important programs, Blodgett noted. “We believed our rights were Secure, and maybe we became a little complacent. But with the election of the President, the senate, and Congress, we are now facing the greatest challenge in our lifetime,” she said.
“The [Trump] administration has made it incredibly clear that they’re dead-set on defunding Planned Parenthood,” Blodgett observed. “They buried it in legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act [ACA],” she indicated.
“It is the issue that brought out the pink scarves and the protests, I’m very glad to say we were on the leading edge of making sure that a lot of those rallies happened,” Blodgett said. The House of Representatives delayed voting last Friday due to lack of votes. “We scored one, we bought some time,” she added.
Nevertheless, Twitter messages written over the weekend by President Donald Trump and Senator Charles Schumer, show that the threat against Planned Parenthood continues. Blodgett said she expects more attacks in next month’s appropriations bill.
“We have been pretty smug in New York State, but our rights are very threatened. None of what has happened in the last few days has negated the fact that our country is in the control of ideologues, who are very open in their opposition to women’s reproductive health,” Blodgett said.
Recently, the Hudson Valley chapter served over 19,500 patient visits across four counties, plus another 30,000 through public school education programs. The organization also conducts screenings for HIV, breast & cervical cancer, and transgender therapies.
Only 3% of patients use Planned Parenthood for abortion nationally, although the number for New York is 15%. “You’re talking about doing away with an organization that is preventing more abortions in this country than any other,” Blodgett said, calling the issue a political lightning rod.
Blodgett maintained that defunding Planned Parenthood would actually increase abortions, due to the preventive nature of the majority of services. She said that ov
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