Threat of barges parked in Hudson River again makes waves
Germantown residents oppose moorings, citing safety and views
Roger Hannigan Gilson
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Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Park in Germantown. A local barge operator is proposing to moor up to three 250-foot barges in the Hudson River here, which could come within 150 yards from the park.Roger Hannigan Gilson
A Troy-based barge operator is proposing to moor up to three 250-foot barges in the Hudson River near a town park.
Residents of Germantown in Columbia County say the plan smacks of the incendiary 2016 proposal to anchor dozens of oil barges in the lower Hudson River. That proposal, which was first introduced by the U.S. Coast Guard, was shelved in 2017 after they received more than 10,000 comments from the public. Establishing new barge anchorages south of Kingston is now banned by a new federal law that passed in January of this year.