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Mobilizing in support of DSS clients throughout Columbia County, N.Y.
Mobilizing in support of DSS clients throughout Columbia County, N.Y.
Where should the main DSS office be located?
About the plan
Despite strong public objection, the Columbia County [N.Y.] Board of Supervisors voted on March 11, 2009, to move 15 county departments --among them the Department of Social Services, Probation and the Public Defender -- six miles outside of Hudson, to the abandoned Ockawamick School in rural Claverack, away from the majority of benefit recipients.
Those departments, along with an existing network of supporting professionals and organizations located in the city -- the Columbia County Courthouse, Columbia Memorial Hospital, a number of non-profit agencies and many law firms -- serve the same clientele. And because a county public transportation system does not exist, basic accessibility to services is a significant issue.
This plan will dismantle the county seat as it now exists, and strike a blow to the most fragile of our community‘s population at the same time.
A perfectly viable and economically feasible alternative exists. "Plan B," or the "The People's Plan," calls for the construction of a new office building and additional parking on Hudson’s north side. County lawmakers failed to consider this proposal prior to their March 11 vote.
Those departments, along with an existing network of supporting professionals and organizations located in the city -- the Columbia County Courthouse, Columbia Memorial Hospital, a number of non-profit agencies and many law firms -- serve the same clientele. And because a county public transportation system does not exist, basic accessibility to services is a significant issue.
This plan will dismantle the county seat as it now exists, and strike a blow to the most fragile of our community‘s population at the same time.
A perfectly viable and economically feasible alternative exists. "Plan B," or the "The People's Plan," calls for the construction of a new office building and additional parking on Hudson’s north side. County lawmakers failed to consider this proposal prior to their March 11 vote.
Contact us
For copies of the material found at this site, mailing addresses and telephone numbers for elected officials, or to learn more about how you can help, please write: dsswatch@gmail.com
What the community is saying
This decision is going to outlast every elected official’s term of office. There are good legacies and bad legacies. I believe this one is bad.
Tina Sharpe
Executive Director of Columbia Opportunities
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
There is no transportation plan. Eight buses a day for $100,000 a year? They’re crazy....
Matt Perry, Philmont
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
Many people...believe we need to continue to resist this move and [we] will continue to resist any way we can. There seems to be a consensus of caring people that we can’t play dead.
Alan Skerrett
President, Columbia-Greene NAACP
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
Contact us: dsswatch@gmail.com
Tina Sharpe
Executive Director of Columbia Opportunities
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
There is no transportation plan. Eight buses a day for $100,000 a year? They’re crazy....
Matt Perry, Philmont
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
Many people...believe we need to continue to resist this move and [we] will continue to resist any way we can. There seems to be a consensus of caring people that we can’t play dead.
Alan Skerrett
President, Columbia-Greene NAACP
Register-Star, March 13, 2009
Contact us: dsswatch@gmail.com
Ockawamick project links
- Columbia County Facilities Committee Ockawamick Project slide presentation
- CC Workspace Evaluation Sub-Committee (DEPT HEAD INTERVIEWS), Jan. 6, 2009
- CC Workspace Evaluation Sub-Committee (DEPT HEAD INTERVIEWS), Jan. 13, 2009
- CC Workspace Evaluation Sub-Committee (DEPT HEAD INTERVIEWS), Jan. 26, 2009
- Ockawamick Traffic Impact Assessment Appendices
- Ockawamick Traffic Impact Assessment Report
- Phase II Environmental Site Assessment , Former Ockawamick High Schoo/l
- RFP: Renovation of the Ockawamick Building, March 2009
- RFP: Transportation needs assessment Greene and Columbia counties
Government links
About us
- Columbia County DSS Watch
- Hudson, NY, United States
- DSS Watch is sponsored by the Bottom Line. Founded in 2001, the Bottom Line Party focuses on issues that effect the health, safety and economic well-being of all Hudson residents, but especially for the working class and poor.
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