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A Wednesday morning civic digest for residents of The Friendly City.
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Launch Edition · Hudson, New York A new experiment in civic engagement.FUTURE HUDSON is proud to announce the launch of The Weekly Digest & The Public Archive. This is one experiment, with two parts.
The Digest & The Archive. The Weekly Digest is a Wednesday morning email sharing what happened in public meetings last week, and what is coming in the week ahead. The Public Archive is a growing collection of readable transcriptions of every city meeting since January 2026, at archive.futurehudson.com. Together, they give neighbors in The Friendly City access to the workings of city government. |
THE WEEK AHEAD OF US | | Two things on Hudson's civic calendar this week, plus every public meeting and where to find it. | Wednesday June 10, 6:30 PM · City Hall The Housing Trust Fund's new board meets for the first timeThe newly expanded six-member Hudson Housing Trust Fund Board, enlarged this spring after months of discussion at the Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency, holds its first formal meeting since the new appointees came on. Last month's HCDPA noted the board is still working through how its housing goals line up with the city's comprehensive plan. Worth watching: how the new members frame their priorities, and whether they signal where the fund's next dollars will go. | Thursday June 11, 7:00 PM · City Hall Legal Committee picks up the waterfront-dock law, and the lawyer who came for itOn May 26, a Whiteman Osterman and Hanna attorney, almost certainly representing Colarusso and Son, told the Council his client is the only Hudson business harmed by the dock-operations law (§ 325-17.1) the Council introduced May 18. The Council president agreed it would return with a proper public hearing. Thursday's Legal Committee is the first place that hearing process realistically starts. Also expected: follow-up on the 11 Warren Street county-parking amendments and the Pocketbook factory lease, both of which moved at the May 26 meeting but kept open threads. |
| Hudson, this week | Mon Jun 8, 6:30 PM | Code and Infrastructure Committee | City Hall | | Mon Jun 8, 7:00 PM | Common Council Informal Meeting | Central Fire Station | | Tue Jun 9, 6:30 PM | Ward Five Community Town Hall | Central Fire Station | | Tue Jun 9, 7:00 PM | Planning Board | Central Fire Station | | Wed Jun 10, 5:30 PM | Ward Two Community Town Hall | Bliss Towers Community Room | | Wed Jun 10, 6:30 PM | Housing Trust Fund Board | City Hall | | Thu Jun 11, 7:00 PM | Legal Committee | City Hall | | Fri Jun 12, 11:00 AM | Historic Preservation Commission | City Hall | | Sat Jun 13, all day | Hudson Flag Day Parade and festival | Green St to Warren to waterfront |
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THE WEEK BEHIND US |
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In this issue
| Bliss Towers clears its environmental review | | Council halves the county's parking deal | | A lawyer is back about the dock law | | Treasurer reports another $160K hole in Hudson's books | | Sidewalk Improvement District opens for 2026 applications |
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| ↓ | Bliss Towers clears its environmental reviewThe Planning Board issued a negative declaration on the Bliss Towers redevelopment at a special meeting May 28, ending the SEQR environmental review process. The vote was unanimous and clears the way for the project to move toward site-plan approval. Engineering questions raised in the May comment letter, water and wastewater capacity, traffic, and the townhouse setback variances, still need final answers. Those come back to the Planning Board on June 9 and the Zoning Board of Appeals on June 17. | Where it’s headedThe townhouse variance hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeals on June 17, and a full public hearing on the site plan later this summer. |
| | ↓ | Council halves the county's parking dealHudson approved Columbia County's request to reserve 18 weekday parking spaces at the 11 Warren Street lot, but cut the term from five years to two, and required the county to pay, in writing, for moving the displaced handicap parking space to a more accessible corner across the street. Both amendments came from the floor, after residents said the original deal gave the county a long-term hold on a public lot for less than the public pays. | Where it’s headedThe amended lease returns to county legislators for sign-off. Hudson's resolution takes effect once both sides countersign. |
| | ↓ | A lawyer is back about the dock lawNear the end of the May 26 Council meeting, a Whiteman Osterman and Hanna attorney representing what appears to be Colarusso and Son told the Council his client is the only Hudson business harmed by the dock-operations law (§ 325-17.1) the Council introduced at its May 18 informal. The Council president agreed the law wasn't on the meeting's agenda and committed to a proper public hearing. The attorney urged the Council to get outside counsel before acting. Watch Thursday's Legal Committee for the first signs of how that hearing gets scheduled. | Where it’s headedA public hearing date is expected to be set at Legal Committee, Thursday June 11. |
| | ↓ | Treasurer reports another $160K hole in Hudson's booksThe city treasurer presented Hudson's 2025 books. The bottom line: Hudson's unassigned fund balance dropped another $160,000, far better than 2024's $1.3 million plunge, leaving about $1.39 million on hand. Government-finance guidance says the city should have closer to $2.6 million. The pattern, smaller losses but still losses, sets up a tight 2026 budget cycle and renewed conversations about which line items can absorb cuts. | Where it’s headedBudget conversations resume through the summer, with the formal 2026 budget process beginning in early fall. |
| | ↓ | Sidewalk Improvement District opens for 2026 applicationsThe Public Works Board opened sidewalk season with nine fresh Sidewalk Improvement District applications on top of last year's carry-overs and roughly $310,000 in the fund. Members scheduled a Thursday afternoon walk-through with the mayor to weigh priority sidewalk pieces on Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Streets, plus an attachment to municipal buildings, for a Request for Proposals that funds work this summer. Residents whose blocks are on the list can attend the walk-through to make the case for inclusion in this year's RFP. | Where it’s headedThe Request for Proposals for 2026 sidewalk work goes out after the walk-through; selected blocks see work in mid-to-late summer. |
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About this digest. FUTURE HUDSON Weekly Digest is assembled automatically from the transcripts of the city’s public meetings, then written into plain language. It is a draft aid for residents, not an official record. The City of Hudson’s official minutes are authoritative. |
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