tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post2567715220826941502..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: HCDPA: Its Board and Its PropertiesCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-74934812416880030272021-06-10T17:22:02.140-04:002021-06-10T17:22:02.140-04:00I don't know if the real problem is the overla...I don't know if the real problem is the overlapping nature of the various boards' jurisdictions (though that's a bit confusing for sure). Rather, the problem is that the talent pool from which the City seeks volunteers is finite and many of them are little more than cronies without the capacity or experience to actually do the tasks necessary to accomplish a relatively complex municipal goal. So each meeting is little more than jawboning with no decisions of consequence made because no homework was done in preparation for the meeting.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658184081506566069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31891456065034875172021-06-10T08:48:35.071-04:002021-06-10T08:48:35.071-04:00Does anyone else think the number of boards and co...Does anyone else think the number of boards and committees (many overlapping) is a bit much for the size of Hudson, and that the layers of deep bureaucracy that result actually stunt productivity and real progress? I mean did anything move forward here? How many meetings are similar?Monica Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895902280087754961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-14965510156904706842021-06-10T07:41:30.524-04:002021-06-10T07:41:30.524-04:00Isn't it obvious that many of these properties...Isn't it obvious that many of these properties could be part of the recreation of Bliss Towers into a better version of public housing? Isn't this what all this conflict is about? Signe Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183129751596868740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-58027326856912177002021-06-09T18:32:54.577-04:002021-06-09T18:32:54.577-04:00the decision on the administration of the communit...the decision on the administration of the community garden should be done about 1 week after the Harvest Moon, just in time for winter.<br /><br /> j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-49876877742976543922021-06-09T15:13:20.422-04:002021-06-09T15:13:20.422-04:00Why the knee-jerk desire to dive in to executive s...Why the knee-jerk desire to dive in to executive session all the time? And why, when restaurants and bars are open again, isn't Hudson City government resuming in-person meetings? Masks, social distancing -- all can be used to pry open our city government from the increasingly ham-like fists of the elected "leaders." Yes, keep virtual meetings, too -- the more access the better, isn't that a progressive principal? Though I doubt a live audience will stop Council and civic board members from opening their mouths and proving what the audience thinks, it will at least begin the process of reintroducing sunlight to our public discourse and decision making.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658184081506566069noreply@blogger.com