Want To Know How Well A City Is Being Managed? Just Follow The Garbage!

Behind a Galvan property, next to their LOCKED dumpster

Seems to me that if you want to create the worst, most uncivil society, allowing people and businesses to do whatever they want with their garbage would be a good starting point. Let people leave garbage out for removal, either in bags (opened or closed) or loose, wherever and whenever they want while those in power do absolutely nothing to discourage that behavior.  Don't even bother creating rules for where and when garbage is supposed to be left out for removal!  And if rules regarding garbage must be created, do not enforce those rules.  This will help create a landscape full of ugliness and disrespect, with violence, mental health issues and dysfunction the norm among residents.  This is essentially what we are approaching in Hudson, if we are not there yet.  It's simple:  You cannot separate issues and code violations related to garbage from residents' quality of life and general satisfaction with their surroundings.  You do not need to be a psychologist to understand this.

Changes At HPD (and Coming To DPW) -- And Changes Needed On Their Webpage!

According to the Hudson Police Department's webpage, there are 3 detectives in the department:  Detective Sargeant Finn, Detective Waithe, and Detective Meister.

Double The Fun!

2 months and counting

According to the city's website, there has been another water main break for DPW to deal with -- this one yesterday on Parkwood Boulevard.  Meanwhile, the mess above the water main break on 4th Street at Cherry Alley is a constant reminder that DPW has not done anything to permanently solve that problem, which arose nearly two months ago on July 9th.

3 Weeks And Counting

There are two things you may be wondering about when looking at these pictures or when driving past Stewart's recently.  First, why is there a line of cones in the street?  Second, why are cars parked partially on the sidewalk along Green Street?

First The Bullets...

... now a car!

"2nd Life," You Say? How About "No Hope"?

On Saturday, as I walked near the ugly and unwelcome scam clothing donation boxes on Washington Street across from the firehouse, curiosity got the better of me and I decided to see what had been left on the ground in front of the boxes.

The Furgary Shacks Are So Much More Than Just Ugly

Ever wonder what the inside of a
Furgary shack looks like? That's a fallen
roof in the back room!

As long as the Furgary shacks are around, there will always be debate about what to do with them.  Either you love them, or you can't wait for them to be sent to a landfill.  Although it's been a while since I've heard any earnest discussion at City Hall about the Furgary area, one thing is certain: Just ignoring the shacks isn't helping matters.