Washington Hose

After two resolutions to lease the building--one to Historic Hudson, the other to Charlie Davi--were rejected by the Common Council at a special meeting on December 8, Washington Hose has moved off the radar screen--temporarily. In the weeks following the meeting, Victor Mendolia, Chair of the Hudson Democratic Committee, tried to negotiate a lease agreement for Charlie Davi that the First and Third Ward aldermen would be comfortable with--one that allowed Davi to establish his business but also preserved the City's ownership of the building and protected the historic integrity of the building and entrance to Promenade Hill. Even though he had suggested that Mendolia find out "what we wanted" and try to mediate a compromise, the mayor scoffed at Victor when he presented the proposed solution. Davi was equally disinterested in compromise, declaring that he was content to wait until the four of us--Carrie Haddad, Chris Wagoner, Ellen Thurston, and me--were voted out of office, which he fully expects will happen in November.