More rain is expected for tomorrow, and thunderstorms are predicted for Thursday, but the rest of the week seems fine weatherwise. Here's what's happening otherwise.
- On Monday, August 23, the Tourism Board holds a special meeting. This meeting takes place at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall.
- The book launch for Hudson Talbott's latest work, A Walk in the Words, which was supposed to happen on Sunday afternoon, was rescheduled because of the impending storm. The event will take place instead on Tuesday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m., at Hudson Hall. Click here to reserve your spot.
- On Wednesday, August 25, there are two Common Council ad hoc committee meetings. The committee dealing with the sale of surplus City-owned property meets at 5:00 p.m.; the committee pursuing creating a solar farm on City-owned property meets at 6:15 p.m. Both meetings take place at City Hall.
- Also on Wednesday, August 25, the sloop Clearwater will be in Hudson for Waterfront Wednesdays. The event takes place from 5:00 p.m. until dark. Click here to see what else is scheduled for the evening.
- On Friday, August 27, the Common Council holds a public hearing on the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for the 2021 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to the announcement of the hearing, "The City of Hudson proposes to apply under the environmental improvements in housing for safe shelter activity area, prioritizing necessary renovation to owner-occupied housing for low-income homeowners to bring their residences up to code." At its August 17 meeting, the Council passed a resolution to authorize applying for this grant. The hearing is meant to provide further information about the program and "allow for citizen participation in the development of the proposed grant application." The hearing is to take place at City Hall.
- At 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 27, the Historic Preservation Commission holds its second meeting of the month. At the last meeting of the HPC, it was determined that two projects before the commission merited a public hearing. The subject of the first public hearing is to be the after-the-fact approval being sought for removing the colored glass at 508 Warren Street and replacing it with clear glass.
The subject of the second public hearing is the proposal to construct a new building of modern design, to be an artist's studio and residence, at 556 Union Street.
Because the agenda for Friday's HPC meeting has not yet been made available, Gossips has not been able to confirm if these public hearings have in fact been scheduled for August 27. More word on that to come.
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They had no right to remove the historic glass from that window. It's in a historic district. Newcomers should be briefed when they buy into the district about what is and isn't allowed. Also, a resounding NO to the modern atrocity proposed for Union Street. It's an eyesore and inappropriate for the neighbourhood.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the mix of modern and old style construction. The flat shapes and angles also seem to blend into the surrounding buildings.
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