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The fifth annual Downtown Clean-Up Day was held on the morning of Saturday, June 1st. Organized by Hudson Supervisor Ed Cross and Alderman Quintin Cross with Friends of Hudson and FourthDown, volunteers met at A.M.E. Zion Church on State and Second streets to get pickers, gloves and bags before fanning out into Hudson's Second (and parts of the First) ward. Andy Taggart of Taggart's Hauling hauled a full dump truck of garbage to the dump; clean-up materials were provided by Kaz, Inc. Thanks to Diana Jelinek, Tom Froese, Jim Cashen, Phyllis Herbert, Howard Cort, Dick Donovan, Martha Lane, Kathryn Butler and other volunteers for participating in today's clean-up. There was a noticeable increase in neighborhood participation from previous years, with a large contingent of kids from the ward joining in. New plant visual emerges -- but from where?  A never-before-seen visualization of the proposed St. Lawrence Cement plant has emerged, but the source of the image is as yet unknown. (To view the full image, click HERE.) A publication covering the issue contacted Friends of Hudson on the assumption that a second-generation color xerox they had received had originated with the organization. However, no opponents of the plant have ever seen this image of the "Greenport project" before. Several clues indicate that the rendering most likely comes from St. Lawrence Cement. While most who have seen the image describe it as horrifying, the image shows the proposal from a relatively flattering vantage point. By setting the point-of-view up in the air, not on the ground, the visualization minimizes the project's apparent size. And by viewing the plant lengthwise, the extreme sprawl of the plant is diminished somewhat through forshortening. (One person familiar with SLC's application also noted that, by failing to show how the quarry around the plant would be leveled, the image also may give the false impression that some structures would be partially "buried" in the topography.) In addition, by looking into the quarry instead of toward Hudson, the plant's proximity to Columbia Memorial Hospital and other key sites is not made apparent. Nor does this image show the proposal in relation to everyday objects, such as cars or people, which would be almost invisible at this scale. Nevertheless, since the plant is so enormous, even this flawed image has provoked disturbed reactions from most viewers. Any information or theories readers have about the source of this image can be emailed to Friends of Hudson by clicking HERE. Check out our new look! As regular visitors can see, our web site is in the process of being redesigned. There is fresh news on this page, but not all sections of the site are "live" yet. To access all the information at our "old" site, click HERE. Friends of Hudson thanks webmaster Harry Newton for two years of dedicated service, keeping our site updated regularly. This has been a significant contribution to our fight against St. Lawrence Cement, and we are grateful for it. June 8th meeting at Elizaville Firehouse: Will SLC show up? The public is welcome as The Ladies Auxiliary of the Elizaville Fire House sponsors a meeting on St. Lawrence Cement on June 8th at 1 pm, on at the station on County Route 19. SLC has been invited to send a speaker, but has been coy about its intentions... Thanks to Irma Brownfield for helping arrange this meeting. Save the Date: July 6th Annual Picnic plus Benefit Concert Afternoon: Annual Members Picnic at The Federation of Polish Sportsmen on Newman Road Greenport (time to be announced). The picnic is free for members, non-members can join at the door... Evening: The Tom Tom Club performs at The Port of Hudson (formerly Basilica Industrialia) along the Hudson waterfront in support of Friends of Hudson. Organized by Patrick Doyle and Club Helsinki. Concert info and tickets available via Helsinki's web site (click HERE). HOME | ARCHIVES BOX 326 HUDSON NY 12534 (518) 822-0334 TEL (518) 822-9435 FAX  |