Rusty Tagliareni and Christina Mathews wear all black, and speak of a government no longer representing the people who elected them. Adam McGovern talks about the state “disregarding a democratic process.” John Huebner filed an Open Public Records request to get to the bottom of why the main building at Greystone Park is being torn down…
It is difficult for me not to wonder if by destroying the beautiful Greystone buildings, some hope that the memories of “The House of Horrors” (as described in its later years) will also be dissipated.
Would the buildings be looked at differently, if they had housed, for example, students preparing for college?
Of course, what went on within the walls, hopefully would not play any part in deciding the future of these historic buildings.
“Tear it down!” was what I heard from someone who had a family member as a patient there about 10 years ago.
Aren’t any of the buildings considered by the majority as worthy to be salvaged?
Willow Hall with its continuing preservation efforts is a proud example of successfully preserving a building claimed by the proposed developers to be beyond saving. The trustees of Willow Hall are continuing to work to preserve this property as a proud example of sustainable architecture and landscape. In spite of some devastating damage caused by hurricane Sandy, requiring extensive repairs to its roof, this lovely landmark remains a shining example of the best kind of historic preservation. It now serves as the Headquarters for the Passaic River Coalition, as it continues its work of improving our water quality, protecting our water supply, reducing flooding, promoting the restoration of our rivers and waterways and supporting appropriate land use and historic restoration.
The best the “preservationists” have come up with is to convert this relic to a museum of a psychiatric hospital that hardly had a stellar history of offering its patients the best of care?? There is absolutely no longevity in that idea.
Condos or townhomes would have been a better alternative that at least would have generated some rateables.
But now open space or park is a problem?? Since when is green space undesirable?
Preservation did not work at Willow Hall in Morristown; look at the sad condition that project has fallen into with broken promises and squandered public funds even though a developer’s proposal would have prevented all that and generated ratebales.
Sometimes folks, tearing it all down to start fresh may be the best solution, even if it hurts.