Open For Pedestrians?

 

Yes, Mayor, It Can Snow Here In Hudson in March, April and May! It Has And It Still Does!

Let's face it, as much as Hudson residents who park their cars on city streets at night appreciate not having to worry about the overnight parking rule on weekends for 7 months of the year, for City Hall to suspend the rule in mid-March, well before the threat of snow is past, is not smart and it is potentially costly for us all.  One wonders if DPW Superintendent Rob Perry is happy to have his boss, Mayor Kamal Johnson, suspend the overnight rule for two nights of the week well before the threat of snow -- potentially lots of it, and potentially on several days -- has passed us.

What Is Going On With Our Police Chief? Why Does She Not Want To Tell Us What Is Going On At HPD?

A posting in late January on the Hudson Police Department's Facebook page (I held my nose!) offers this: "Join us in congratulating HPD's newest member, Officer Hoose!  Welcome to the family.  And that was the extent of the announcement, other than 4 pictures, 3 showing Officer Hoose with his happy family, and one with a satisfied-looking young recruit looming over a beaming uniformed Chief Mishanda Franklin at Hoose's side at the New York State Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, wherever that is.  (They don't come to us; we have to go get them and bring them back to Hudson!).  Mishanda looks to be so proud of her accomplishment.  

How Badly Does Our DPW Superintendent Not Want To Be Contacted By The Public? You Have No Idea! (But This Might Help)

Readers may recall a HUDseen article from three weeks ago which disclosed the phone number to the cellphone Rob Perry uses for DPW business which may also be his personal phone.  HUDseen happened across Perry's number on a new page on National Grid's website -- titled Streetlight Municipal Directory -- which National Grid did not inform our DPW Superintendent of and he obviously had no idea existed.

Three weeks ago.

I figured that if our DPW Superintendent got wind of that HUDseen article, he would immediately pick up the phone (after cursing out loud) and call his contact at National Grid to get that phone number changed immediately. 

It turns out that I was right.  Yet again!

Luizzi Isn't Finished With Their DRI Work On Front Street And There's Already Evidence They Have Made Things Worse!

Why was there an employee from the DEC Spill Response team in Albany watching over two employees from a private company cleaning up spilled oil on Front Street yesterday afternoon?

Hudson City Hall, Where The Communications Experts Can Be Found. (You're Really Killin' It, Kamal!)

 

In case you haven't opened your most recent water bill from DPW (or you don't have water bills sent to you), the lead picture shows the front page of a two-sided letter to all property owners that came with this quarter's bill.  It's really difficult to know who was behind this insulting letter, but I'm thinking Kamal Johnson must have been involved in some way.

The Cracks Are Starting To Show With The Ambitious and Sprawling Parking Kiosk Project: "We Need To Take A Step Back."

(Note:  This article was essentially completed yesterday, with some final editing to be made before publishing. The title was changed to reflect discussions at the end of last night's Common Council meeting which had confirmed what I had written about hours earlier.  I'm not a seer; I just pay attention.)

We should all be concerned with the lack of progress and confusion regarding the city's planned rollout of parking kiosks.  Concerned, but not surprised.