Yesterday, the Common Council Finance Committee met to decide how to divvy up the $30,000 allocated to support "events, event series, or other tourism-related initiatives." The Finance Committee has four members--Rich Volo, Lola Roberts, Mohammed Rony, and Margaret Morris--but only two--Volo and Morris--showed up for the meeting. In about half an hour, they made decisions about awarding $23,500.
- $2,000 to Bindlestiff Family Cirkus/Bindlestiff Cirkus Afterschool for its annual summer artist-in-residence program
- $1,000 to FASNY Museum of Firefighting for its annual Dalmatian Day
- $3,000 to OutHudson for the Pride Parade
- $1,000 to Hudson Family Reunion
- $1,000 to Hudson Area Library History Room to design and print Hudson Whaling & Maritime Commerce Walking Tour brochures
- $5,000 for Hudson Flag Day Parade and Festival
- $1,000 to Who Be We! for Juneteenth programing
- $3,000 to Hudson Sloop Club for Waterfront Wednesdays
- $5,000 to Hudson Hall for the Hudson Jazz Festival
- $1,500 to Hudson Film Festival
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| Henry Hudson Riverfront Park the morning after Flag Day |
The spreadsheet containing all the information about the projects that applied for funding can be found under Documents on the Finance Committee page of the City of Hudson website.
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Hi Carol. The information about the Hudson Mile is inaccurate. Earlier this week, I was in the meeting with Mayor Ferris about the race time. He told us to move the race to the afternoon, and we already agreed to do that.
ReplyDeleteWho runs a footrace in the afternoon? In the summer? This race should be held in the morning both for the comfort/safety of th runners but also for the benefit of our merchants whose Saturday retail time will be outrageously fucked with by this mistimed event.
DeleteWhomever is responsible for this run should explain why their whim is more important than our neighbors’ livelihood. And do it in writing, here. With their real name(s). I dare them.
Hi John. Kendall Turner is my real name. We organized the race for the evening precisely because we wanted to avoid the daytime heat. We agreed to move it to the afternoon because the Mayor instructed us to do so. I understand that some restaurants were unhappy about the race time last year, but other businesses saw a boost and have been supportive. We know from our runners that they brought significant business to town in 2025; because the race was in the evening, people stayed for dinner, spent hours at Half Moon celebrating, and booked overnight stays at hotels and short-term rentals. As a runner myself, I can tell you evening races are special. People are often better fueled and hydrated (which is especially important in the summer), and performance is often better. For the town, an evening race feels like a party & people are more likely to want to celebrate afterward. With morning races, in contrast, people don't want to drink or do too much the night before, and they don't stick around to spend afterwards.
DeleteWhat exactly is the Hudson Family Reunion?
ReplyDeleteA small group of “locals” who live elsewhere and are very concerned about Hudson. So concerned that they moved away.
Delete$3,000 to each event.
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