fbpx
  • Subscribe & Support
  • Print Edition
    • Get Home Delivery
    • Read ePaper Online
    • Newsstand Locations
  • HV1 Magazines
  • Contact
    • Advertise
    • Customer Support
    • Submit A News Tip
    • Where’s My Paper?
  • Subscribe to Our Newsletters
    • Hey Kingston
    • New Paltz Times
    • Woodstock Times
    • Week in Review
  • Manage HV1 Account
  • Free HV1 Trial
Hudson Valley One
  • News
    • Schools
    • Business
    • Sports
    • Crime
    • Politics & Government
  • What’s Happening
    • Calendar Of Events
    • Featured Events
      • Art
      • Books
      • Kids
      • Lifestyle & Wellness
      • Food & Drink
      • Music
      • Nature
      • Stage & Screen
  • Opinions
    • Letters
    • Columns
    • Editorials
  • Local
    • Special Sections
    • Local History
  • Marketplace
    • All Classified Ads
    • Help Wanted
    • Post a Classified Ad
  • Obituaries
  • Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Schools
    • Business
    • Sports
    • Crime
    • Politics & Government
  • What’s Happening
    • Calendar Of Events
    • Featured Events
      • Art
      • Books
      • Kids
      • Lifestyle & Wellness
      • Food & Drink
      • Music
      • Nature
      • Stage & Screen
  • Opinions
    • Letters
    • Columns
    • Editorials
  • Local
    • Special Sections
    • Local History
  • Marketplace
    • All Classified Ads
    • Help Wanted
    • Post a Classified Ad
  • Obituaries
  • Log In
No Result
View All Result
Hudson Valley One
No Result
View All Result

Letters to the editor (Aug.11 – Aug. 18)

by William Dendis
April 13, 2016
in Community, Letters, Voices
0

Misconceptions about Arab/Israeli conflict

What the letter of July 28 protesting the Middle East Crisis Response’s program at the Saugerties Public Library tells me is that it’s high time the community had such a program to correct the all-too-prevalent misconceptions about the Israel/Palestine conflict.

There is a Palestinian side — especially the nonviolent activity currently going on among the Palestinians — that the general public needs to know. Unfamiliar facts and ideas do not necessarily make a group “radical,” as the letter assumed; nor should criticism of Israel necessarily be seen as spreading hatred of Jews and Israelis. It is not healthy for people in a society to dismiss legitimate criticism as prejudice. Israel and the Palestinians have been locked in a terrible conflict for too long. It is up to us, who are not directly involved in it, to learn as much as we can about both sides and raise our voices where possible to bring about a just resolution. I applaud the Saugerties Library for playing host to such a program; indeed, I was one of the “little old ladies” at the first program in June.

It is partly because I have cherished Jewish friends, as well as an Arab-Palestinian one, that I’ve paid attention to this conflict and tried to learn about both sides. I also am familiar with them through my work in a Peace & Justice Task Force at my church. I am not a full-time resident of Saugerties, but visit my daughter regularly, use the library, and look forward to such benefits as the Middle East Crisis Response programs when I move here permanently early next year.

Phoebe Hoss

Saugerties

 

Article misrepresented local  historic designation

After having read the August 4, 2011 article regarding Opus 40, I found that all the persons contacted for comment regarding the Town of Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission do not have an understanding of what the Town’s Historic Preservation Ordinance is about. Our duties are to educate the public, and to advise the Town Board on the acquisition and preservation of historic properties.

Our job is not to put roadblocks in the way of property owners of property which is a locally designated landmark. The Preservation Commission has been asked to approve certificates of appropriateness on six occasions, and all have been issued, most with no changes to the request. Those where changes were requested ended up costing the property owner less money than what he had originally proposed. Standing in the way of progress? I don’t think so.

We, the commission, do not want to see an inappropriate addition to a designated property which would detract from the original design of the property. We are given this authority by federal, state and local laws.

The Historic Preservation Commission’s main objective and goal is to inform the general public of the historic significance of a property, properties or personages. To that end, the commission is producing a joint town/village set of guidelines for historic preservation. These guidelines are the result of a state grant, and we will be published on the joint town/village website in the very near future.

Before comments are made regarding the duties and objectives of the Historic Preservation Commission, persons should first look at the law, understand the law, attend commission meetings, and understand that local historic designation is not a taking of property, but rather a means of preserving it so our children and grandchildren can understand our heritage.

Become educated on the topic before attempting to comment on it.

Josh Randall
Chairman, Historic Preservation Commission
Saugerties

 

Page 1 of 3
123Next
Tags: historic preservationletteropus 40
Join the family! Grab a free month of HV1 from the folks who have brought you substantive local news since 1972. We made it 50 years thanks to support from readers like you. Help us keep real journalism alive.
- Geddy Sveikauskas, Publisher
Previous Post

SPCA offers discount for pit bull spay/neutering

Next Post

Party is over for village feral cats

William Dendis

Related Posts

New ideas for Woodstock Library
Community

Library for sale: desirable central Woodstock location available

September 27, 2023
Elting Library Fair honors Sally Rhoads and Carol Roper
Community

Woodstock Library plans a spatial transition

September 27, 2023
Lights On, pickleball, food trucks and other news from Saugerties
Community

Saugerties recreation facilities improved

September 27, 2023
DA race, STRs, Woodstock National and more letters from our readers
Letters

DA race, STRs, Woodstock National and more letters from our readers

September 27, 2023
Gardiner Day returns to Majestic Park September 30
Community

Gardiner Day returns to Majestic Park September 30

September 26, 2023
Highland Open Studio Tour this weekend
Art & Music

Highland Open Studio Tour this weekend

September 26, 2023
Next Post

Party is over for village feral cats

Trending News

  • Miller Middle School approves deployment of resource officer for 2023-24 school year 1.3k views
  • Dog owners ask the town for more support at the Ulster County Dog Park 1.1k views
  • Famous hairstylist taking appointments at mini-festival in Kingston this weekend 1.1k views
  • Legendary rock royalty performs in Woodstock this weekend 665 views
  • Gilberto Nunez, Kingston dentist acquitted of murder but convicted on other charges, set loose 592 views
  • In New Paltz, a plant store, a massage provider, and a tattooist open a store together 565 views

Weather

Kingston
◉
46°
Mostly Cloudy
6:49 am6:43 pm EDT
Feels like: 46°F
Wind: 1mph WNW
Humidity: 96%
Pressure: 30.33"Hg
UV index: 0
FriSatSun
59/54°F
70/52°F
75/55°F
Weather forecast Kingston, New York ▸

Subscribe

Independent. Local. Substantive. Subscribe now.

  • Subscribe & Support
  • Print Edition
  • HV1 Magazines
  • Contact
  • Subscribe to Our Newsletters
  • Manage HV1 Account
  • Free HV1 Trial

© 2022 Ulster Publishing

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Schools
    • Business
    • Sports
    • Crime
    • Politics & Government
  • What’s Happening
    • Calendar Of Events
    • Featured Events
      • Art
      • Books
      • Kids
      • Lifestyle & Wellness
      • Food & Drink
      • Music
      • Nature
      • Stage & Screen
  • Opinions
    • Letters
    • Columns
    • Editorials
  • Local
    • Special Sections
    • Local History
  • Marketplace
    • All Classified Ads
    • Help Wanted
    • Post a Classified Ad
  • Obituaries
  • Subscribe & Support
  • Contact Us
    • Customer Support
    • Advertise
    • Submit A News Tip
  • Print Edition
    • Read ePaper Online
    • Newsstand Locations
    • Where’s My Paper
  • HV1 Magazines
  • Manage HV1 Account
  • Log In
  • Free HV1 Trial
  • Subscribe to Our Newsletters
    • Hey Kingston
    • New Paltz Times
    • Woodstock Times
    • Week in Review

© 2022 Ulster Publishing