The Legacy of Hudson

     Over the past few months numerous articles have been written concerning RiverPlace.  Some for and some against the project.  It seems like some patterns are forming.  We have the “Follow the money” people; they have a financial interest in the project (lawyers, developers, real estate agents).  Followed by the “Whatever they do is fine” crew, these folks say things like “Oh progress is good let them build whatever they like.”  And of course you have the “Complainers,” those folks that seem to have too much time on their hands.

     Haven’t we wasted enough time and money discussing this topic?  I haven’t heard one decent reason to be excited about this yet, have you?  Instead of bashing this horrible proposal how about we come up with a better idea.  How about this, leave one of the golf courses alone and build Sky Meadow style housing around it.  That will satisfy the land owner who deserves to be paid for his property.  Then ask the Friel family to donate enough land to the town to build some much needed things.  A Greeley Park style recreation center with a bandstand and recreational fields.  How about a proper Senior Center for our town’s valued older citizens?  This will in turn allow us to convert the old Lions Hall to a larger sized library.

     We are at a crossroads; do we want the legacy of this generation to be a mega-mall or a Hudson Community Park.  Think of that the next time you are stuck in traffic on DW Highway in Nashua.

Mike L'Italien - Hudson