Events of Interest in the Week Ahead

During this first full week of March, after ten hours of snow tonight, there are many things worthy of digging out to attend.

• Tomorrow, Monday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m. at City Hall, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (BEA)--the mayor, the treasurer, and the Common Council president--will open the sealed bids for 427 Warren Street, the former Hudson police headquarters.  

• On Tuesday, March 5, the Conservation Advisory Council meets at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. On the agenda for this month's meeting are (1) complete streets and how the CAC can contribute to the conversation about streets and sidewalks and ensure that street trees and green stormwater infrastructure are incorporated into the plans; and (2) Climate Smart Communities planning recommendations.

• On Wednesday, March 6, the Common Council Youth, Education, Seniors and Recreation Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. and the Housing and Transportation Committee meets at 6:45 p.m. Both meetings take place at City Hall. No agenda is available for either meeting.
• Also on Wednesday, March 6, the public hearing on the proposal by Global Partners LP to build one of the largest gas station-convenience stores in Columbia County at an environmentally sensitive intersection near Bell's Pond. The public hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. at Livingston Town Hall, 119 County Route 19. For more information, visit the Livingston Concerned Citizens Facebook page.   

• On Friday, March 8, the Historic Preservation Commission holds its first meeting for March at 10 a.m. at City Hall. No agenda for that meeting is as yet available.
• On Saturday, March 9, sustainability advocate Jennie Romer and other friends of the environment present a talk called "The Plastic Bag: Icon of Waste." The event takes place at 1 p.m. the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street.

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