Two-thirds of the way through the month of April, with tax filing day, Passover, and Easter behind us, here is what's happening.
- On Monday, April 21, the Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) Board of Commissioners meets at 6:00 p.m. There is always the possibility that a meeting of the HHA board will provide some information about what the proposed redevelopment, predicted to be "transformative," will actually look like. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person in the Community Room at Bliss Towers, 41 South Second Street, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
- On Tuesday, April 22, the Common Council holds a special meeting at 5:45 p.m. At the Council meeting last Tuesday, it seemed a vote on putting the proposed charter amendment on the ballot as referendum in November would be added to the agenda. Now that seems unlikely. In an email shared with all the councilmembers, Council president Tom DePietro stated, "I do not see any reason for the Council to facilitate a process for a referendum that the majority of the Council does not support." Those in favor of having the proposed charter amendment go to referendum argue that the voters of Hudson should have the opportunity to decide for themselves. As of now, the only items on the agenda for the meeting are a resolution supporting a grant application by Friends of the Public Square (FOPS) for the restoration of Seventh Street Park and one approving the distribution of money for events. 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 Tuesday, April 22, the ad hoc Parking Study Committee meets at 6:00 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.
- On Thursday, April 24, the Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA) meets at 5:00 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, April 24, the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the History Room at the Hudson Area Library, hosts the presentation Transforming Hempstead Plains: The End of the "Commons" on Western Long Island. The presentation takes place in person only in the Community Room at the library, 51 North Fifth Street. For more information, click here.
- On Friday, April 25, 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.
Tom’s right. There’s no point in having the council do anything else with the charter reform proposal. They could have made their own or started a commission, but that would require heavy lifting beyond capabilities of most council members. Just get the additional signatures, which will also help build support, and let the voters decide in November.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the county executive effort is going? I haven’t heard anything since it started, nor seen anyone collecting signatures. If will be interesting if both referendums are on the ballot. There will definitely be confusion for some voters, especially when some people will have mixed messaging on which to support. “Yes to this, no to that one.”