John Mason is reporting in the Register Star cement company Holcim U.S. has sold more than 1,300 acres of land in Greenport and Hudson's South Bay and waterfront area to local sand-and-gravel company A. Colarusso & Son. The sale took place Oct. 29, 2014. The property transfer included the company's 45 acres of quarry land east of Newman Road in Greenport and its Hudson port. The maps were stamped by the County Clerk’s Office in late October, but the sale did not become public knowledge until it was revealed online by Sam Pratt last week. Hudson Common Council President Don Moore said he was not surprised at the news. He said it has to be better for the city that a local company has acquired the property. “I hope it’s good for their business, I hope it is good for the city,” Moore said. Greenport Supervisor John Porreca said, "I think it’s an excellent thing for Greenport. I totally support and embrace it.” Hudson First Ward Alderman David Marston said in an email he was pleased to see local ownership and operation of the parcels in his ward. “While the causeway margins have enlarged themselves significantly in the last two years, we hope expansion into the wetland is only a Holcim practice. The city is happy to have new partners in the South Bay,” Marston wrote. Timothy O’Connor, a member of the South Bay Task Force, said he has nothing against mining and welcomes the new owners. However, he remains concerned about the well-being of the flora fauna in the South Bay, and the impact of continued encroachment on that fish and wildlife habitat. Read the full story in the Register Star.