Hudson senior residential project to start in 2008

Hudson - More than 100 residents packed the Stephen F. Shaar community centre, last Thursday, to learn about the proposal for the Hudson senior residential project to be built on 15.5 acres of vacant land, bordered by côte Saint-Charles, Ridge, Oakland and Charleswood. @R:If permits are obtained and plans verified for a connection to the town’s new sewage system, construction for the $20MM project could start next year. A total of 174 units of two and three storey buildings could be constructed. The units would accommodate autonomous seniors and those requiring care. In addition, the complex would provide a number of full-time and part-time employment opportunities for local residents.

“We are here to make good on a promise we made in 2004, that council would consider rezoning a parcel of land to accommodate our seniors. We now have a viable project to present, and we are asking you to approve the rezoning bylaws, to allow Andev Group LLC to develop the project,” said mayor Elizabeth Corker.

“What this means is that those of us who wish to stay here can look forward to living their twilight years without ever having to leave the community we love and call home,” added mayor Corker.

“For as long as I can remember, people have complained about the lack of adequate housing for seniors in Hudson. I am told it first became an issue 40 years ago, when David Aird, was mayor of Hudson Heights. At that time, this same tract of land was offered as a gift, conditional upon a senior’s facility being built on it. Regrettably, the council was unable to get the project off the ground and the offer lapsed. For the past two years, Frank Royle has headed a group of residents, who were instrumental in developing the senior’s project,” said the mayor. @ST:Andev Group LLC