Columbia County Fair Housing
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
February 7, 2025
The Columbia County Housing Advisory Board Announces
its 2025 Fair Housing Poster Contest
The Columbia County Housing Advisory Board (HAB) is pleased to announce that
"THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD" is the theme for this year's Fair Housing Poster Contest, which is open to all third and fourth graders. With the chill of winter upon us, this is a great time to encourage your students to capture the warmth and diversity of the houses and people in their communities. Posters must reflect this year's theme “THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD” which can be created using pen, crayon, markers or colored pencils and must be12" x 18" in size. Informational packets outlining specific contest rules will be distributed to all Columbia County Schools and arc available to those students being home schooled upon request.
The deadline for submitting posters for judging is March 26, 2025. Entries may be submitted prior to this date, but no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 26, 2025. Entries should be delivered or mailed to the Attention of William Fisher, 401 State Street Hudson. NY 12534. If the posters are being delivered in person, please call William Fisher 518-828-0342, to advise as to the date and time they will be arriving. Each entry will be judged based on its adherence to the contest theme, originality, neatness, and composition.
First. second, and third place, as well as honorable mentions will be awarded in each grade level. First place, second place and third place winners in each grade level will receive Gift Cards of $50.00 $35.00, and $20,00; respectively from Staples. First, second and third place winners and honorable mentions will receive an 82-piece Color Art Set. Also, the first-place winning student's teacher will each receive a $50.00 Gift Card from Staples to be used for classroom school supplies. Every student who participates will receive a Participation Certificate.
Contest winners will be notified by mail on or about April 9, 2025. They, along with their family members and art and classroom teachers, will be invited to attend an evening awards reception on April 30, 2025. For more information:
Contact: William Fisher
Columbia County Fair Housing Officer
Poster Contest Chairman
Phone: 518-828-0342

For Rental Payment Assistance, please contact the following organizations:
Promise Neighborhood 518-929-7732
Catholic Charities 518-828-8660
or
Columbia Opportunities 518-828-4611
Contact information for Landlord/Tenants Rights
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York 518-462-6765
Hon. John (Jack) Connor, Jr., Hudson City Court;
HudsonCityCourt@nycourts.gov; 518-267-3082
Barbara Palmateer, Director, Community Action of Greene County;
bpalmateer@cagcny.org; 518-943-9205 x111
Dale-Ann Brown; Program Director, Housing Choice Voucher Program;
dbrown@jeminc.com; 518-372-8846, x-120
William (Bill) Fisher; Columbia County Fair Housing Officer;
wms123123@live.com; 518-828-0342
Fair Housing Officer (FHO) - William Fisher
The Fair Housing Officer (FHO) is appointed by the County Board of Supervisors (BOS). The BOS is comprised of Supervisors from the County's eighteen towns and the five wards within the City of Hudson. The FHO, William Fisher is charged with the responsibility of reporting all matters, which effect or may effect housing within its borders, to the County Government Committee. The FHO is assisted by a Housing Advisory Board (HAB) which consists of volunteers from local government and individuals who make up the County's religious, business, financial, and housing, communities. The HAB is fully committed to fair housing, widely diverse in its membership, its knowledge of the County's demographics and the housing needs of its residents. It is with sincere thanks and gratitude that we list here the names of those volunteers currently serving on the HAB, together with their affiliations.
Housing Advisory Board (HAB)
Dominick Merante, Chairperson -- dmerante@ilchv.org (Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley)
Rev. Kim Singletary -- klsomic@gmail.com (Overcomers Ministries)
Lisa Dixon-Watson -- lisa.dixon-watson@cbna.com (Community Bank)
Joseph Pomeroy -- jpomeroy@st-cath.org (St. Catherine's Center for Children)
Barbara Palmateer -- bpalmateer@cagcny.org (Community Action of Greene County)
Theresa Joyner -- CIty of Hudson Fair Housing Office - tjoyner@cityofhudson.org
Magnolia McBroom -- magnolia.mcbroom@columbiacountyny.com (Columbia County Department of Health)
Trish Mayo -- Columbia County Department of Mental Health - tricia.mayo@columbiacountyny.com
Randall Martin - City of Hudson 1st Ward Supervisor - randall.martin@columbiacountyny.com
Danielle Hotaling - ReEntry Columbia - danielleh.reentry@gmail.com
Jared Camacho - St. Catherine's Center for Children - jcamacho@st-cath.org