Are The New Common Council Committees Any Help?

It shouldn't surprise anyone one bit that the Common Council, the mayor's office and the so-called SAFETY Committee are all tied up in knots with what to do about too many vehicles turning right on red at intersections throughout the city.  Last I heard, the SAFETY Committee is hoping for more DATA before they decide which approach to choose: a blanket NO RIGHT TURN ON RED law throughout the city or individual signs at intersections that someone deems necessary.  What kind of DATA they are they hoping to get (and from whom) is a mystery to me.  

Has City Hall Officially Ditched The Title of Friendly City For JUNK CITY?

 

A few weeks ago, I notified the Code Enforcement Department of the several mattresses on the ground behind 720 Columbia Street.  The part-time officer I spoke with (only the head officer is full-time) indicated that they were already aware of the situation.  Ugly and most certainly a fire hazard for the building and the nearby gasoline station, nothing has been done about them since. 

Who Is In Charge of That Parking Bureau Department Thingy? Does Anyone Care? Does The Mayor Even Know?

 

There are at least four things to be concerned about (and perhaps amused by) regarding what is written in the automatic email response I got yesterday from the "City of Hudson Parking Violations Bureau."

The Evolution Of A 12-Inch-Wide Hole In The Sidewalk In Hudson, NY, January - April 2026.

 

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Can We Trust The Police To Offer Us The Truth?

According to HPD's MONTHLY INCIDENTS reports from January, February and March of this year, police officers made a total of 532 traffic stops (227, 140 and 165, respectively).  While the reports give no details about the reasons for the stops, each incident is given a street name.  Columbia Street and Columbia Turnpike -- the city's longest stretch of road -- accounted for 80 of those stops, or about 15% of the total, the highest by far for all streets.

There's Nothing PRETTY or PRETTY GOOD FOR A CITY About Any Of This!

Can there be a better picture which represents the dysfunction that is the Hudson Common Council and the uselessness of council "president" Margaret Morris's new so-called SAFETY Committee that seems to be primarily concerned with parking?  

Just 24 hours after I came across yet another vandalized plastic scannable paid parking sign in the 700 bock of Columbia Street, this morning I came across this one on South Fifth!

Is It Possible YOU GUYS Are Being Lied To?

The 4th monthly meeting of the so-called SAFETY Committee that took place last night was nothing more than a farce.  This may have been the worst, messiest, most unproductive meeting so far.  It seems that the more the committee is asked to do, the less they get accomplished.  And HPD is no help.

Here are just a few things from the meeting to laugh (or weep) about.