Grace Kennedy Resigns From School Board in First Year

Hudson residents will have the chance to vote for three different candidates during the March election, after Hudson School Board member Grace Kennedy resigned from her position, during her first year in office.
It was explained by Hudson School Board Chair Maureen Dionne that she recently received the resignation from Kennedy.
“I received a resignation from school board member Grace Kennedy that she was resigning effective immediately,” Dionne said during the meeting.
Dionne explained that Kennedy said she found the time constraints from being on both the school board and various sub-committees that she was on “to be too much.”
“She has resigned from the board,” Dionne said during the meeting.
Dionne explained that it happened to be the first day for the filling period to run for the upcoming school board the next day.
Originally there were supposed to be two open positions for three-year terms, and now because of Kennedy’s resignation, they will have a special two-year term to fill the remainder of her seat.
“That position will be on the ballot to fill the position for the remaining two years of the term,”
It was explained by Dionne that per their policy, they didn’t have to accept the resignation during the meeting, and instead, they only had to acknowledge it.
During the meeting, Dionne said she was thankful for Kennedy’s time on the School Board.
“I want to thank Grace for her time,” Dionne said during the meeting. “I think it’s really important. She really put forth a lot of time and we appreciated her input and all that she did while she was on the school board,” she said and thanked her for running and her perspective on the school board.”
Dionne added: “She really gave a lot of time for the first 10 months.”
The filing period for open positions is between Jan. 22 until Friday, Jan. 31. Those interested in running for office can do so by going to the Town Clerk’s office which is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the office open until 5 p.m. on Jan. 31, which is the final day of the filing period.
Election Day this year will be on Tuesday, March 11 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The School Deliberative Session is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Hudson Community Center.
The next School Board meeting is set for Feb. 3 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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