News from HHA

At the Hudson Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting tonight, it was learned that Claire Cousin has resigned from the board because, starting January 1, she will be a member of the Common Council. To replace Cousin on the HHA board, Mayor Kamal Johnson appointed Theresa Joyner, whose tenure as chair of the Planning Board ends on December 31. Joyner was present at tonight's HHA meeting.

Also at tonight's meeting, John Madeo of Mountco, HHA's development partner, reported that the project is now in "full architectural design mode." Previously, Madeo predicted the project, assumably with renderings to show what this ambitious redevelopment will look like, would be presented to the Planning Board for site plan review in February. Tonight, he said this would happen at the January meeting of the Planning Board. Mateo told the HHA board, "The Planning Board has been extremely cooperative and helpful," not acknowledging that the chair of the Planning Board and two of its members will likely be different in January.

Jeffrey Dodson, HHA executive director, reported he had met with mayor-elect Joe Ferris and taken him on a tour of Bliss Towers. Dodson told the board that Ferris had declared he was in full support of the redevelopment project.

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