- December 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
HUDSON – A gravel business with a dock on Hudson’s waterfront us suing the city’s planning board, claiming the board had overstepped its authority by mandating an environmental review of the business’ existing operation in the city.
The issue revolves around Colarusso’s right to continue to operate the dock and to expand a private haul road connecting the dock to the business’ mine in nearby Greenport. After a years-long review process, the Hudson Planning Board issued a decision in November mandating a thorough review of the entire operation, which the company is trying to get thrown out.
Colarusso’s bought the dock and a mine outside Hudson from the St. Lawrence Cement Company in 2014, three years after the city rezoned its waterfront with an eye toward public recreation. The dock was grandfathered in as a “non-conforming use” and could continue to operate as long as no improvements were made. The company also proposed expanding its haul…
