Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead

The best thing that's going to happen this week is that on Wednesday the high temperature is predicted to be a balmy 36 degrees. In addition to that eagerly anticipated event, there are some meetings of interest.

• On Monday, February 9, the Hudson Industrial Development Agency (IDA) meets at 1:00 p.m.--a different day and a different time for this group, not mention all the new faces: Mayor Joe Ferris, Planning Board chair Ron Bogle, Common Council minority leader Mohammed Rony, and community member Jonathan Spampinato. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at 1 City Centre, Suite 301, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
• At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 9. the Common Council Code and Infrastructure Committee holds its initial meeting. At this meeting, Rob Perry, superintendent of Public Works, is expected to make his usual monthly report. Since this past Friday was Craig Haigh's last day working as code enforcement officer for the City of Hudson, and, to Gossips' knowledge, a new code enforcement officer has not yet been hired, it is unclear if the Code Enforcement Office will be represented at this meeting. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
• At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 9, Mayor Joe Ferris holds his first town hall meeting in the Second Ward. The meeting takes place in the Community Room of Bliss Towers, 41 North Second Street.

• On Tuesday, February 1o, the Planning Board meets at 6:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting, which can be found here, contains several things of interest, among them Hudson Housing Authority's redevelopment plans (it is hoped the presentation to the Planning Board will finally include renderings to show what the proposed buildings will actually look like) and a proposal to locate a business called GiGi's Wine Bar in one of the commercial spaces at 76 North Seventh Street, a.k.a. Depot Lofts. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.  

• On Thursday, February 12, the Public Works Board meets at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely. 
• Also on Thursday, February 12, the Common Council Legal Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
• On Friday, February 13, the Historic Preservation Commission meets at 10:00 a.m. No agenda for the meeting is as yet available, but it is likely the meeting will include the continuation of the proposal to demolish the existing garage behind 30 Union Street and replace with a new structure. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at City Hall and on Teams. Click here for the link to join the meeting remotely.

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