Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

Among the important events in the coming week is Election Day, on Tuesday, November 6. The polls are open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. The polling places in Hudson are: St. Mary's Academy, 301 Allen Street, for Wards 1, 2, and 3; the County Office Building, 401 State Street, for Ward 4; and the Central Firehouse, 77 North Seventh Street, for Ward 5.

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• Also on Tuesday, November 6, there is a ribbon cutting for the new primary wing at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School, 102 Harry Howard Avenue, at 2 p.m., with guided tours of the new facility from 2:15 until 6 p.m. 

• At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the Conservation Advisory Council holds its monthly meeting in City Hall. It is expected that the CAC will continue its review of digital maps that are part of the Open Space and Natural Resources Inventory which the group has been tasked to create. A public presentation and discussion of these maps is being planned for Thursday, November 29.
• On Wednesday, November 7, the Common Council Youth, Education, Seniors, and Recreation Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. It promises to be a contentious meeting, with people showing up to protest the redefinition of the role of Nick Zachos at the Youth Department. Since there is no indication of an alternative location, it is assumed that the meeting will take place at City Hall.
• Also on Wednesday, the Common Council Housing & Transportation Committee meets at 6:45 p.m. in the History Room of the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street. No agenda is available for this meeting. 
• On Thursday, November 8, the Hudson Community Development & Planning Agency (HCDPA) Board meets at 2:00 p.m. at 1 North Front Street. The sealed bids for the lot at 238 Columbia Street must be received prior to 2 p.m. on that day; the bids will be opened and either accepted or rejected at the meeting.

• At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, there is a special meeting for "receiving and considering" the 2019 budget. This meeting will take place in the Community Room at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street.
• At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, the Planning Board meets at City Hall. The proposal by Applestone Meat Company to create a facility at 21 Green Street for vending machines that dispense meat every day, twenty-four hours a day, will be the single topic of the meeting. First, there will be a public hearing, after which it is likely the Planning Board will decide whether or not to grant site plan approval.

• On Friday, November 9, the Historic Preservation Commission holds the first of its two meetings of the month at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall. No agenda is available for this meeting, but it is the meeting at which typically new proposals are presented.

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