The HUDSON CONNECTION The Town of Hudson Newsletter
Volume No. 109 End of Year 2020
Town of Hudson POSTAGE PAID Official Local Election Results PO Box 351 PERMIT NO. 108 Hudson, CO 80642 HUDSON, CO 80642 Transparency
2021 Plans
ECRWS And more! BOX HOLDER
HUDSON, CO 80642
Town of Hudson, CO 50 South Beech Street
(303) 536-9311 www.hudsoncolorado.org [email protected]
$20 WINNERS!
Local Election Results COVID-19 Update The winners of the last $20 QUIZ, each receiv- ing a $20 utility bill The following are the official 2020 Election results for ONLY the Town of Currently Town Hall is closed due to the ongoing situation credit:
Hudson. We received the full results from Weld County, and then reviewed the with COVID-19. Staff is still working and can be reached results specific to the Town’s precinct. Candidate names are in order they through phone (303-536-9311) or email Congratulations to our appeared on the official ballots. ([email protected], or specific staff email). winners from last issue. Currently our three departments (Admin, Police, Public Works) are each taking steps to ensure that personnel stay Total Votes 907 Total Registered Voters 1,277 Percent Turnout 71.03% healthy, and therefore the Town can continue to operate -Trisha Gilbert and serve residents without interruption. Some of these -Patricia Hernandez President/Vice President steps include rotating staff working from home 50%, Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris 255 personal protective equipment requirements, and splitting -Lea A. Nieveen Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence 620 into smaller work teams. Don Blankenship/William Mohr 9 -Shirley Sellers Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab 0 As any changes come we will let the community know -Alyssa Staveland Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker 1 ASAP through the methods discussed on the “Stay in Blake Huber/Frank Atwood 1 Touch” page. We strongly encourage people to sign up so Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy "Spike" Cohen 9 you’ll be up to speed. Brian Carroll/Amar Patel 0 Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace 2 Thank you! Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker 0 Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente/Darcy G. Richardson 0 Dario Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams 0 $20 QUIZ! Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. 0 Complete this quiz correctly, clip it out, and return it to Town Hall. FIVE correct entries received during regular Alyson Kennedy/Malcom Jarrett 0 office hours by December 23, 2020 will be drawn at random and will win a $20 credit on their water & sewer Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz 0 bill (or, if you’re not the one who pays utilities, we’ll come up with another non-cash prize). (Only one entry per in- Town household.) Kyle Kennedy Kopitke/Nathan Re Vo Sorenson 2 1. What was the percent turnout in Hudson for the 2020 Election? ______Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman 0 2. What day of the week are Town Council Meetings? ______Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm 1 3. What is the Weld County Dispatch number? ______Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard 0 4. Name one of the maps the Town has on the website? ______Jordan "Cancer" Scott/Jennifer Tepool 0 5. Which 2021 project are you most looking forward to? ______Kanya West/Michelle Tidball 2
US Senator US Representative CO District 4
John W. Hickenlooper 240 Ian McCorkle 208 Name:______Cory Gardner 625 Ken Buck 615 Address:______Daniel Doyle 6 Bruce Griffith 32
Stephan "Seku" Evans 3 Laura Ireland 15 Raymon Anthony Doane 9 (For Office Use: Date & Time Received:______)
Letter from the Mayor Local Election Results
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. It’s hard to believe it is State Representative District 63 December already. Where has the time gone? Although, I don’t think Dan Woog 593 anyone will be sorry to see 2020 go away. Gen Schneider 217 What an exciting election we had this year! I cannot remember Joe Johnson 47 the last time we had so many people run for so few Council seats. I want District Attorney- 19th Judicial District to thank all those that did run, you all did a great job and it was an Michael J. Rourke 729 exciting race. I hope everyone will join me in saying Congratulations to your returning Council Members; Maria Chavez, Joe Hammock and Weld County Commissioner - At-Large Michael Maestas, I look forward to serving with you in the coming years. Paul N. Echternacht 228 Perry L. Buck 624 The road construction continues through town, and it is far from over. We can only hope that once they are done, there will be an Weld County Commissioner - District 3 improvement to the roads. This is a CDOT project and there really isn’t Michael Welch 227 a lot that the town can do. Please slow down through the construction, Lori A. Saine 580 know that we are all frustrated, and above all else….be safe! Matthew Hess 47
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Weld County Council - At-Large Happy New Year! Elijah Hatch 335 Andrew L. Clark 378
Town of Hudson Town Council (Voters could vote for up to three candidates) LauraHargis Truth Wright 187 Michael Maestas 311 Lisa Maria Buesgens 297 Joseph P. Hammock 357 Shannon Norgren 210 Maria Chavez 381
Judges Have something you want us Title and Name Yes/For No/Against to share in our next Colorado Supreme Court Justice- Hart 466 321 Colorado Supreme Court Justice- Samour 437 330 Newsletter? Colorado Court of Appeals Judge - Tow 445 325 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge - Welling 450 323 District Court Judge - 19th District - Kerns 493 268 Contact Town Manager Assistant District Court Judge - 19th District - Kopcow 485 274 Matt Hirschinger at: [email protected] or 303-536-9311.
Local Election Results Useful Contacts State Ballot Issues The following are some of the more common businesses and agencies we share Name Blurb Yes/For No/Against with residents, and want to provide this page for an easy reference. Amendment B Gallagher Amendment Repeal 433 414 Amendment C Charitable Bingo and Raffle 420 441
Amendment 76 Voting and Citizenship Language 715 167 • Adams County Animal Shelter (Our current partner for animal control) Amendment 77 Three Cities Gambling Expansion 495 360 Proposition EE Tobacco and Nicotine Tax 382 499 303-288-3294 Proposition 113 National Popular Vote 298 578 • BNSF Emergency Line (For problems at the railroad tracks, with the trains) Proposition 114 Reintroduce Gray Wolves 294 578 Proposition 115 Abortion Prohibition (22 Weeks) 468 410 1-800-832-5452 Proposition 116 Decrease State Income Tax 670 207 • Emergencies (For incidents that need immediate assistance) Proposition 117 New Enterprise Voter Approval 511 334 Proposition 118 Paid Medical and Family Leave 396 464 Dial 911 • Highway 52 Roundabout Project (For complaints/questions about the ongoing project) Local Ballot Issues 970-702-7000 Name Yes/For No/Against Weld County School District RE-3J Ballot Issue 5C 554 313 • High Plains Library District (Your local library!) Hudson Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6A 348 502 303-538-4550
• Hudson Town Hall (Your local government!)
303-536-9311 Thank you to everyone who voted! For Election results at the • United Power (The region’s main energy provider) County and State level please go to the official results: 303-637-1300
• Waste Management (The Town’s waste disposal provider) Weld County: https://www.weldgov.com/departments/ 1-866-909-4458 (Customer Service) clerk_and_recorder/elections_department • Weld County Dispatch (For non-emergency police services) State of Colorado: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ 970-350-9600, Option 4 electionInfo.html • Weld County Elections (We contract our local elections through the County) 970-304-6525
• Xpress Billpay (Our partner for electronic billing) 1-800-766-2350
Did You Know??? STAY IN TOUCH MAPS! We encourage residents to stay up to date with what’s happening! One of our services we provide at Town Hall is a number of maps. Want to know the Town’s Public Meetings! snow routes? We have a map for it. How about local zoning? Have a map for that too? Floodplain? Yep. Special District boundaries? Definitely! Council Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6pm Planning Commission: 2nd Wednesdays at 6pm Currently our maps are most accessible on the Town website under the Services tab near the top, on the “Maps” page. We have almost a dozen different maps of varying kinds, with Rec and Events Committee: 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm plans to develop more as needed. All meetings will be available to the public via ZOOM, login information provided on the meeting packets on the Town website. But why? What do we use the maps for? There are a number of uses they have, including * All meetings allow time for Citizen Comments near the beginning and end of the but not limited to: meeting. • Provide general knowledge for public awareness * For more information you can reach out to [email protected] • Assist with proposed and ongoing development projects such as an annexation of * Agendas and Minutes for past meetings can be found at: hudsoncolorado.org/ unincorporated Weld County land into the Town and new business development. AgendaCenter • Establish visual aids and information to support grant applications. For example, our proximity near oil and gas well sites makes us eligible for mineral impact grants, thus Weekly Updates! the need for our “Oil and Gas” map. • Establish visual aids and information for various projects and discussions with The Town also sends out quick updates on most Wednesdays and Fridays. community partners. For example, if we’re looking at any sidewalk or road These include upcoming meetings, bids, job openings, Hudson-specific improvements, our maps come into heavy use when discussing impacts, traffic, and events, and other friendly reminders. These updates can be found in several more. places, including: • Serve specific, niche uses. For example our Overweight Vehicle (Haul) Routes map is • Text and Email: https://www.hudsoncolorado.org/ used for truck traffic on what routes they’re supposed to use when move through and around the community. Look for the “Sign Up for Weekly Updates” link on the main page! • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HudsonEvents • Twitter: https://twitter.com/of_hudson
We continue to look for ways to be transparent and share information to those who are interested. For example, this year we began posting monthly financial statements and police activity updates on the website. We look forward to continuing to share Town news and updates with you!
Upcoming 2021 Plans
There’s a high anticipation for the end of 2020, and start of 2021. Here’s a few of the things to look forward to in the Town of Hudson!
• Bringing in more police officers to reach the community goal of 24/7 coverage for the Town. • Funding a Broadband Middle Mile through matching grant funds, making high-speed broadband throughout the Town of Hudson a reality. • Engineering for Hudson Memorial Park so we can make the most out of our largest park area in Town. • Trails Master Plan so we can begin the process of getting trails within and around Hudson. • Fencing for Cedar Park and Memorial Park. • Downtown variable message signage. • Resurfacing Remington Drive. • Pump system near the fishing pond to improve the Town’s water pressure. • Continuing all of our current services and operations. • Firing up our community events once more as soon as we can do so safely.
• And of course, though it’s the state’s project, we look forward to seeing the Roundabout Project completed in 2021!