Amanda Purcell reported in the Register-Star this weekend that A. Colarusso and Son, Inc., was unaware that the replacement of a 75-foot dividing wall along the river shoreline at its Hudson dock was required by law to undergo a site plan review, according to the company's consulting engineer. Colarusso was cited in January for replacing the concrete and wood bulkhead with a steel bulkhead without the approval of the Hudson Planning Board. The project consulting engineer, Patrick Pendergast, admitted the plan was not presented because neither he, or company officials, knew it was necessary. "Obviously, we are not going to ask them to tear it apart," said Planning Board chairman Tom DePietro. Prendergast denied the bulkhead replacement is tied to any expansion projects. Instead, he said, it was done for safety reasons because sections of the wooden bulkhead were falling apart. The planning board accepted Colarusso’s application and voted unanimously to hold a public hearing. Read the full story in the Register-Star.