Well into November, we continue to enjoy unseasonably warm days. So much for drizzly November. Much needed rain is in the forecast for Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, here's what else is happening.
- On Monday, November 18, the Hudson Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meets at 6:00 p.m. This meeting always presents the possibility of an update on HHA's redevelopment plans. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person in the Community Room at Bliss Towers and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
- On Tuesday, November 19, the Common Council Finance Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. 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.
- At 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19, the Common Council holds its regular monthly meeting. 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 at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19, there is a free proof-of-concept screening of the documentary film Hudson Limits by Karl Frederick Mattson. This short 30-minute version of the film illustrates the project's direction and focuses on the story of Leo A. Bower, a lifelong resident of Hudson and an advocate for the preservation of Shantytown, a.k.a The Shacks, a.k.a the Furgary Boat Club. The project has been in the works for the past year, with generous support from the History Room at the Hudson Area Library and CREATE Council on the Arts. The feature length version will continue to be in the works for the next two years. Tuesday's screening will take place in the Community Room at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street.
- On Wednesday, November 20, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meets at 6:00 p.m. On the agenda for the meeting is State Street Lofts, the Kearney project proposed for the vacant lot at the corner of State and North Fourth Streets. The meeting takes place in person only at City Hall.
- On Thursday, November 21, Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA) meets at 5:30 p.m. 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.
- At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, the Common Council holds a public hearing on 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.
- On Friday, November 22, the Historic Preservation Commission meets at 10:00 a.m. 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.
Thank you for flagging all this so diligently Gossips.
ReplyDeleteIf Hudson optimized for resident participation, all these meetings would be brief, back-to-back, and on a single day. How on earth could working families or traveling residents find the time to attend a meeting every day, every week, especially when many of these meetings are often canceled on the same day?
And then we wonder why there are always fewer residents than career politicians at these meetings.
Each group has its own Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or other link, which doesn't always work.
Yet another example of tax dollars serving politicians - Hudson's entrenched bureaucracy - rather than taxpayers.
A City Manager could poll residents to determine which times and mediums suit the greatest number and then maximize civic participation, not hinder it.