What Gossips reported on Saturday has been confirmed. The following is a press release just received from Tiffany Martin, mayor's aide.
Mayor Ferris is pleased to announce he will be appointing Sara Black--a research scholar and Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--to the Planning Board. A Ph.D. in Geography, Sara conducted work funded by the National Science Foundation at the University of Georgia on gentrification and the Hudson Valley political economy. She moved to Hudson in 2012 to work in agriculture, followed by various positions in the service and retail industries. Since 2019, Sara has been active in local affordable housing initiatives. She contributed qualitative and quantitative research to Hudson’s successful $1M Anti-Displacement Learning Network grant (2019-2020), served as the Administrative Coordinator for the Hudson Community Development & Planning Agency (2021-2024), developed cooperative governance and finance models for Hudson Dots (2024), and served as the Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners for the Hudson Housing Authority (2025-2026). In addition to teaching, she works part-time as the Administrative Director for Sweet Freedom Farm. She is the proud aunt of a Montgomery C. Smith kindergartener (and one soon-to-be preschooler).
The Mayor thanks Gaby Hoffmann for her service to the Planning Board and commitment to the Hudson community.
Whiplash = Gabby Hoffmann to Sara Black.
ReplyDeleteThe Hudson Handicap continues.
But in some ways this is really good for Hudson and our Hudson Common Sense readers... in the long-term.