Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

City meetings this week are concentrated in the first three days. Then there's a break until Saturday, when Future Hudson presents the sixth in its series of community events: "Can We Talk About Housing?"

• On Monday, September 16, the Common Council Youth, Education, Seniors, and Recreation Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. This is the meeting, originally set for Wednesday, September 4, that was rescheduled.
• On Tuesday, September 17, the Common Council Finance Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall followed by the regular monthly meeting of the Common Council at 7:00 p.m. One item on what seems to be a short agenda for the Council is a resolution appointing Sidney Long to the Tourism Board, as one of the four Common Council appointees, to replace David Brown, who resigned some time ago. At the August meeting of the Council, Long was a very vocal critic of the Tourism Board's intention to enter into a contract with Chandlerthinks to craft a marketing strategy for Hudson.

• On Wednesday, September 18, the Common Council Public Works and Parks Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall.
• Also on Wednesday, September 18, the Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. At its August meeting, the Planning Board rejected the opinion of city attorney Andy Howard and code enforcement officer Craig Haigh that the self storage facility proposed for the corner of Fairview Avenue and Oakwood Boulevard was an allowed conditional use and decided that the Zoning Board of Appeals should review the application and "determine if mini storage is an appropriate use in the General Commercial District." The ZBA is expected to take up the question at its meeting on Wednesday.

• On Saturday, September 21, Future Hudson presents the sixth in its series of community events: "Can We Talk About Housing?" According to Future Hudson, "This event looks at the challenges and opportunities in quality housing for citizens at all income levels." The speakers for the event are Guy Kempe, vice president of community development at RUPCO; Dan Kent, vice president of initiatives for the Galvan Foundation; Ben Schulman, writer and founder of The Newburgh Packet; and James Lima, president of James Lima Planning + Development in New York City. The moderator will be Kamal Johnson, co-director of Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood and First Ward alderman. The event takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Community Room at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street.       

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