Where Has Claire Cousin Disappeared To?

Monday night's monthly Informal Common Council meeting was the 3rd consecutive gathering in which 5th ward member Claire Cousin has been absent.  She's only been in attendance at this year's first two meetings.  2 for 5 is a 40% attendance rate.

I seem to remember talk about Claire Cousins not showing up to meetings when she was representing Hudson's first ward as a member of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors a few years ago.

It Still Baffles My Mind!

As difficult as it is to believe and to write, here goes. A 30-room hotel, bar and restaurant with no off-street parking capabilities is coming to the corner of 4th & Warren.  

Hudson Residents Were Sold A Bill Of Goods. Ossining Residents Were Not.

I spent a bit of time in downtown Ossining this past Saturday, a village I am quite familiar with. While Ossining has about five times the population of Hudson, its downtown commercial district is not quite as large as ours and it certainly isn't the visitor's destination that Hudson's downtown is (but at least they still have at least one pizza joint that sells by the slice!). And they, too, are going through some growing pains -- two public parking garages are in the works. One thing I was glad to see unchanged in Ossining was their old parking meters. There they were, still ready to take quarters, still doing their quiet but efficient work. No kiosks or scannable signs were anywhere to be seen, thank goodness. Then I noticed the stickers on the back of the meters. And that's when I realized all over again that Hudson got it all wrong when we decided to chuck our meters in the trash.

ENJOY YOUR COFFEE...

... FROM YOUR HOSPITAL BED OR IN THE MORGUE!

One Year Later On Front Street: Progress, Replacement, Destruction, Waste, Deflection and Revitalization A La Luizzi and Rob Perry

 

These are last year's decorative stone pavers, unwanted, unusable and ready to be shipped to a landfill somewhere far away.  I took this picture earlier tonight, which means the pile and cone will remain in the street at least until tomorrow morning, perhaps through the weekend if we are lucky.  Thanks for caring, Luizzi, you guys are great!!!!  Come back every year and help make Hudson beautiful, won't you, please? 

Is Henry Haddad Of Sound Mind? How About Margaret Morris? And Where is Jason Foster? (with "editor's note")

 

Margaret Morris' new committee structure for her common council has transformed the way council members try to get things accomplished.  6 months in and I can assure you that it's not going well, though maybe that was Margaret's plan all along.  I can't decide if we have a clown show or a shit show on our hands.  Help me out here.

End Times?

 

I don't mean to get all doomsdayish, but this is ridiculous!

As any Hudson or Greenport resident who own a gasoline burning vehicle knows, Fairview Avenue offers a multitude of options to fill up a gas tank.  It's part of the charm and beauty that is Hudson's and Greenport's short section of Route 9.  While none of the stations may be very pleasant to visit, at least they are there for us.  And thank goodness for them all!