Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

It is November, we have returned to the darkness and despair of Standard Time, and the event that will overshadow everything else this week and for the foreseeable future happens on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 5, is Election Day. For those Hudson residents who haven't already voted, here's the drill. The polls are open from 6 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Your polling place depends upon the ward where you reside. 
• First Ward: St. Mary's Academy, 301 Allen Street
• Second Ward: St. Mary's Academy, 301 Allen Street
• Third Ward: St. Mary's Academy, 301 Allen Street
• Fourth Ward: Columbia County Office Building, 401 State Street
• Fifth Ward: Central Fire Station, 77 North Seventh Street

Consult the map below if you are uncertain about which ward you are in. You've got fifteen hours on Tuesday to find your polling place and vote!

 

• On Wednesday, November 6, the Hudson Industrial Development Agency (IDA) meets at 10:30 a.m. This meeting is always of interest because it includes a progress report from Mike Tucker on all the projects that have received or are seeking tax abatements from the IDA. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at One City Centre, Suite 301, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.

Update: The Hudson IDA meeting has been canceled. Apparently, there are no project updates and no other business.

• At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, the Common Council Legal Committee holds its monthly meeting. The agenda for the meeting has not yet been published. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Microsoft Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.

Update: The Legal Committee meeting will not happen on Wednesday but will be rescheduled for a later date.

• On Thursday, November 7, at 6:00 p.m., the Common Council holds a special meeting to receive and consider the proposed city budget for 2025. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Microsoft Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.
• Also on Thursday, November 7, at 6:00 p.m., the History Room at the Hudson Area Library presents Lafayette in Hudson! Confusion, Jealously and One Glass of Wine. Two hundred years ago, Hudson planned an elaborate reception--the 1824 equivalent of a ticker-tape parade--for the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, during his triumphant tour of America, but neighboring communities, namely Catskill, had made similar plans. On Thursday, library trustees Joseph Ferris and Gary Sheffer will explore what happened and discuss Lafayette's frenzied time in Hudson, including how it was tied to local and national politics, including an allegedly "stolen" presidential election. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and a round of toasts to the inimitable Marquis de Lafayette. The event takes in place, in person only, in the Community Room at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street.  

• On Friday, November 8, at 10:00 a.m., the Historic Preservation Commission holds the first of its two monthly meetings. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place on person at City Hall and on Microsoft Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.

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