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Bliss Towers at 41 North 2nd St. on Wednesday.
HUDSON — The Hudson Housing Authority, which owns and operates Bliss Towers, is working on a plan to build a 40-unit housing facility on a half-acre across the street from the high-rise. So far the proposal, which is being worked out, includes a plan for mixed-use and mixedincome affordable housing. The property is owned by the Hudson Housing Authority,
which is located in Bliss Towers at 41 North 2nd St. Officials are looking at creating affordable housing for residents who meet the 30 percent area median income up to 130 percent of the area median income, Hudson Housing Authority Executive Director Timothy Mattice said. That would include seniors, families on fixed incomes, families working low-paying jobs or professionals in entrylevel positions, Mattice said.
“We want to offer to as much of a diverse population as possible,” Mattice said. The bottom of the unit could be adapted for mixeduse, which could mean a small grocery store, retail space or public service agency, Mattice said. The authority is hoping to secure funding under the $10 million, state-sponsored Downtown Revitalization See BLISS A2
TH, C-A split in HS hoops Indians end two-game skid with boys win. PAGE B1
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The Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockport being disassembled.
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Historic church to be moved to new home By Anthony Fiducia Columbia-Greene Media
STOCKPORT — The Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockport is in the process of being moved to a new location after more than 150 years. Located at 107 county Route 25, the church is the oldest Episcopal church in Columbia County and is on the National Register of Historic Places. “The church was sold to a private company about 6 or 8 months ago,” Stockport Town Supervisor Matt Murell said Wednesday. “I’ve been told they want to take the church down and reassemble it in another location.”
Neither an owner nor a buyer was listed on the church’s Columbia County property record. It was not immediately known where the church will be reassembled. The town of Stockport is not involved in the project, Murell said. “For whatever reason [the buyer] wanted to buy the building, but not the land,” said Murell, who is also the chairman of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors. The church’s former recreation center, which sits on the 9.9-acre property, is staying put. The building is the new home of American Legion Post No. 184
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Inside of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockport earlier this week.
in Stockton, which Murell said is an ideal site for the local organization. “It [the church] wasn’t being utilized,” Murell said. “It’s a shame that it’s going to be taken down and moved — it was a landmark in the town of Stockport.”
Murell said he doesn’t think anything will be built on the property after the church is disassembled and taken away. A large contributor to the church’s See CHURCH A2
Common Council rejects dog park proposal By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media
HUDSON — The Hudson Common Council unanimously opposed the construction of a dog park at Charles Williams Park and called on the mayor to explore other location options at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. Plans to build a dog park at the Charles Williams Park at the eastern end of Mill Street have been in the works for a decade and were included JADA KITSON/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA in the original plans for Williams Park. Residents on Mill Street want their say in a proposed dog park at the Charles On Dec. 12, city residents appeared Williams Park end of their street. at the informal meeting of the Hudson A letter signed by nine residents Common Council to voice their con- no sidewalk and no on-street parking. cerns about the proposed dog park. The park includes a playground and of Mill Street was read aloud Dec. 12 Mill Street is a dead-end street with pavilion. by 3rd Ward Supervisor-elect Linda
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Mussmann. The letter read: “We, the families on Mill Street, are very concerned and want an opportunity to discuss this before the final decision is made ... The safety of our children is the No. 1 concern. “With a dog park located right behind our homes, we are worried about the possibility of dogs on the loose, strangers coming and going in the neighborhood, the lack of parking spaces, the level of noise, the increased traffic on our quiet street and the sanitary issues that come with a dog park.” The dog park has been supported See PARK A2