Vera Farmiga is in Kingston today, filming her directorial debut, "Higher Ground." (She's been scouting for talent for the movie a while now.) As the Times Herald-Record reports, the production crew is closing down a few streets entirely. That plan infuriated Ulster County legislator Mike Madsen, who fumed about it on his blog last Thursday:
Well, Monday, June 7th, HG Entertainment plans to use our quaint little streets to film segments of a major feature. What it's about and who's in it...I have no clue. What I do know, is the City of Kingston is expected to lose parking meter revenue, the merchants will lose sales revenue and the DPW crews will invest taxpayer time erecting and removing barricades ... If this were a parade and festival, wouldn't we be asking for a financial impact fee? Should the whole city be responsible for the possible overtime costs accrued because of the film crew?
