Category: Statements

Hudson, As Fourth Ward Councilmember and Chair of the  Finance Committee, I am voting against the City’s 2025 budget for the following reasons:  What needs to be done: -Rich Volo

I chose to recuse myself from the Good Cause Eviction vote because I am a landlord. Since the majority of my income is from long-term rentals, I have a large personal interest in this legislation. I do not think it is right or ethical that I weigh in on the…

I sent the following letter to the members of the Planning Board. I attended the 2.5-hour plus planning board meeting on Sept.10, and added that this CITY property is being sold to a developer without any input from the community. There is not one person on Mill Street that wants…

In the interest of transparency/context, here is the email exchange between Tassilo von Parseval and myself. Please read from the bottom up Tassilo von Parseval<vparseval@gmail.com> To: Rich Volo Cc: Margaret Morris; Linda Mussmann <mussmann.linda@gmail.com>; Richard Wallace <richardkwallace@gmail.com> Tue 7/9/2024 10:22 PM Hi Rich, thank you for getting back to me…

by Rich Volo As per the grant application, the developers and the HHA need to have a public hearing. I do not feel that the Hudson community had a proper public hearing on this project.  A public hearing needs to be publicized with enough lead time.   If the public had…