Look! An Actual Job Posting!

At an Informal Common Council meeting last summer, I asked City Treasurer Heather Campbell how Hudson's short-term rental law was being enforced, ensuring that those people renting out their houses or apartments for the weekend were properly registered with the city, complying with the strict STR regulations, and paying taxes on the rooms rented out.  I was told that a company hired by the city was doing the compliance enforcement (though I do not remember the company's name, it is known as a "compliance software company").  Tom Depietro said that everything was fine and that this issue had already discussed in prior meetings.  "Next question, please."

Hudson's Contribution To Planet Earth's Demise

When the earth's epitaph is written, it will include a long list of mistakes that humans made.  One of them should be:

Who Exactly Is Not Paying Attention?

According to this sign on the south side of the 400 block of Columbia near 5th Street, parking is allowed there on Thursday nights to allow for the NO PARKING rule in effect on the other side of the street on Thursday nights (though there is a lack of signs for that rule).

How Is This Possible?

This morning, I dropped by the temporary Hudson City Hall on Washington Street to see if, by the slimmest of chances, DPW Superintendent Robert Perry was around to answer a question or two about the mudslide across the street in the lot.  As I expected, Mr. Perry was not available, but one of his DPW clerks was kind enough to at least try to help me get an idea of where he might be.

Little City, Larger Police Cruisers, and Big Unkept Promises

The Hudson Police Department appears to have a new vehicle for its patrol officers, and I think that this is noteworthy for a few reasons.

More News On The Mudslide Fia$co

I have been in contact with James Malcolm at the New York State DEC Water Division about the cleanup effort by our DPW in the Washington Street lot/dump.  He told me today via email that he is planning "to speak to DPW Superintendent Robert Perry and Delaware Engineering today."  

Where Is OSHA When You Need Them?

The workers inside and outside
the building were oblivious to
the hazard they had created
with their scaffolding