Meetings of Interest in the Week Ahead

It is now thirty-six days until Election Day, and here's what's happening in Hudson this week.

• On Monday, September 28, the Common Council Fire Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. and the Police Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. It was indicated last week that the Black Lives Matter resolution submitted to the Common Council by the Columbia-Greene Democratic Socialists of America, which Mayor Kamal Johnson called a "falsified Executive Order," had been referred to the Police Committee. It is possible the document will be discussed in Monday night's committee meeting. Both meetings will take place on Zoom. Information for joining each meeting will be posted on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
• On Tuesday, September 29, the Common Council holds a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the special meeting is to "discuss and consider resolutions related to an ADA Architect and current hospital workers' union." The meeting will take place on Zoom. Information for joining the meeting will be posted on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
• On Wednesday, September 30, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (BEA) meets at 1:00 p.m. The proposed 2021 budget for the Youth Department will be presented to the BEA at this meeting. The meeting will take place on Zoom. Information for joining the meeting will be posted on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
• Also on Wednesday, September 30, the Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 6:00 p.m. This meeting has been rescheduled from September 16. The meeting will include public hearings on the following five applications: area variances to build an addition at 251 Montgomery Street; area variances to construct an accessory building at 517 Prospect Street; area variances to convert a carriage house into a guest house at 436-438 East Allen Street; area variances to build a garage/studio behind 315 State Street; appeal of a zoning interpretation regarding variances for 65-75 North Seventh Street. Information on accessing the Zoom meeting and making comments will be posted on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.  

Correction:  The ZBA meeting is at 5:00 p.m. not 6:00 p.m.

• On Thursday, October 1, the Common Council Legal Committee holds a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. to consider two resolutions. The first would divert 22 percent of the police budget to the Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA), the Youth Department, and three other agencies, existing or proposed; the second affirms the goals of the proposed Hudson Breathes Act. The meeting will take place on Zoom. Information to join the meeting will be made available on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar. Concurrent with the meeting, which will take place virtually, it is expected there will be a demonstration in front of City Hall, apparently organized by the group Back the Blue, to protest cuts in the police budget and in the Hudson Police Force.
• On Friday, October 2, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (BEA) meets at 1:00 p.m. The proposed 2021 budget for the Department of Public Works will be presented to the BEA at this meeting. The meeting will take place on Zoom. Information for joining the meetings will be posted on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.

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