What should we call this most abhorrent development in the public sphere that City Hall has no idea how to handle? Shit creep? The demise of Hudson? Mayor Ferris's legacy? Signs of the ugly (end?) times we live in? Scraping the bottom of the fucking barrel?
Don't you think you are making Hudson a less attractive city with your lack of attention to our fire hydrants?
Just in time for a snowy summer, several new metal fire hydrant markers have appeared around town where none (or few) previously existed. If someone can give me a reason why we need any markers when snow covering hydrants is not an issue, I'd love to hear it. Or does the Fire Department need reminding where their hydrants are located as they set up to battle a fire? Typically, there are no more than three fire hydrants per block, almost always on the same side of the street.
This morning at 8:27, preparing to turn onto South Fifth from Warren while riding MY BICYCLE, I saw a car turn left off of Union onto 5th and head my way. The wrong way. By the time the driver and her car reached me (it didn't take long!) as I was straddling my bike at the outer edge of a parking space on 5th near Warren, she was visibly angry that I was in her way telling her to turn around. So, she drove around me, with just enough room to do so. A second or two later, though, she had to stop her car to allow a family of four to make it safely across the crosswalk at Warren. (The family had the right of way, I guess.) The driver was probably angry about that delay, too.
According to the minutes found on the webpage of the City of Hudson Common Council Finance Committee, the committee met 11 times last year. ...
