"Excuse Me, Sir, Do You Know Where I Can Park My Car To Visit The Hudson Code Enforcement Office?"

"Yes. Over there in the dirt lot across the street where there are plenty of parking spaces for you to choose from!"

Who, What and Where Are DPW's Priorities?

Late this past Wednesday afternoon, I counted 94 potholes on the pavement of the (private) property surrounding the Antiques Warehouse building that had been filled earlier that day by our Department of Public Works.  As HUDseen saw on Tuesday and reported on Wednesday, DPW had filled several dozen potholes found primarily along the driveway of the south side of the building and in the southern portion of the parking lot in front.  But DPW's diligent work on Tuesday continued well after I had left the area, covering the entire driveway to the exit at 9G, the entire front parking lot and around the northwest corner of the building where vehicles head to the Hudson Brewery on the north side of the building. 

Now Serving At Return Brewing, Once Again: Blocked Sidewalk With A Pint Of "Go To Hell, We Don't Care!"

Good News For A Change!

It took City Hall exactly 7 years to the month to tape a handwritten sign to the lovely garbage bag vending machine in front of City Hall. The long wait was worth it, don't you think?

How Many HPD Officers In How Many Patrol Vehicles Does It Take To Get A Car Towed?

 

It's been a few years since the City of Hudson stopped BOOTing vehicles with outstanding parking tickets.  Apparently, according to the City Clerk, it was too difficult, if not impossible, to do because of poor communication between the Parking Bureau administrator and the city's parking software system. (We are now on board with a new system.)  But, it turns out, if there is a car parked in the way of a parade, HPD is ready, willing and able get a tow truck on the scene in a jiffy to get the car removed - no BOOT necessary.  Of course, it takes practically half of the entire police force in several vehicles to get the seemingly simple task accomplished.

Who Actually Pulls (and Hangs) The Strings In Hudson?

  

Notice that nowhere on the banner is there any indication or implication that today's Hudson Flag Day Parade is "brought to you by The City of Hudson."  Apparently, our friends at Galvan and Colarusso are taking care of EVERYTHING!  Isn't that sweet of them?

Can You Imagine...

 

... if this were the situation on every block in the city year after and Code Enforcement allowed it by doing nothing about it year after year?