Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

Today, for the first time this year, the sun didn't set until 6:55 p.m. In this the first week of daylight saving time in 2025, here is what's happening.

• At 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 10, the Common Council holds a public hearing on discontinuing a length of Montgomery Street that passes along the south side of The Wick Hotel and selling it to the owner of The Wick Hotel at fair market value. A map of the property can be found here. It seems the public hearing takes place in person only at City Hall. Written comments can be submitted to Council president Tom DePietro councilpres@cityofhudson.org until the end of the business day on Friday, March 14.

• At 5:45 p.m. on Monday, March 10, the Common Council holds a special meeting to consider three resolutions:
  

  A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a license agreement with Hudson Sloop Club 

  A resolution approving the 2025 fee schedule for dock space

  A resolution approving a contract for Dan's Hauling & Demolition of Wynantskill, NY, to demolish and remove buildings from the Furgary Fishing Village

  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 Monday, March 10, the Common Council holds its informal 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. 
• On Tuesday, March 11, the Planning Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Colarusso's dock operation is on the agenda, but there is no indication if the Planning Board will be allowing public comment at the meeting. New on the agenda is Phase I of the Hudson Housing Authority's development plan, which involves the construction of two five-story buildings: Building A1, containing 52 units, and Building B1, containing 101 units. The Planning Board meeting takes places in person only at City Hall.

• On Friday, March 14, 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.  
• On Sunday, March 16, at 2:00 p.m., there is a rally in Seventh Street Park to protest the harmful policies and actions of the Trump administration. Participants are invited to bring their voices and their signs to stand up and speak out against threats to our democracy and our values.

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