The Hudson Board of Selectmen approved moving forward with an advisory committee for its Town Hall needs during its June 24 meeting.
“At the June 10, 2025, Board of Selectmen meeting, representatives from NorthPoint Construction presented their findings and highlighted several challenges associated with the current renovation plans for the existing Town Hall,” Town Engineer Elvis Dhima wrote in a memo to the Board of Selectmen. “Following this presentation, the Board engaged in a discussion regarding potential next steps and ultimately decided to pause the current renovation option.”
Dhima explained that “in light of these challenges, staff recommends the establishment of a Town Hall Advisory Committee to further evaluate available options.”
He said the proposal was to have two Selectmen, a budget committee member, member of the Planning Board, the Town Administrator, Town Engineer and an appointee of the Board of Selectmen with the criteria that it is someone from the community.
“The committee will operate under the charter attached for your consideration,” Dhima wrote. “Its primary objective is to develop and submit a formal recommendation to the Board of Selectmen on whether to proceed with renovations or pursue alternative solutions, including the potential construction of a new Town Hall.The committee will deliver its recommendations no later than November 1, 2025. In addition to this, the Board could also hold a workshop meeting related to this matter, similar to past practices.”
As part of the charter it states that the “purpose of THAC is to review, evaluate, and make formal recommendations to the BOS regarding the future of the Town Hall.”
As part of it, the purpose states that the committee will:
- Develop a clear, logical strategy to assess whether to renovate, rebuild, or repurpose the existing building.
- Review existing and potential future design concepts.
- Evaluate cost estimates for both renovation and new construction options, using industry-standard square foot cost metrics.
- Prepare conceptual-level site and building plans, with an emphasis on site-specific development cost analysis.
“All recommendations must be submitted to the BOS by Nov. 1, 2025, with a focus on fiscally responsible solutions,” the purpose states.
In addition to having the various different voting members on the Advisory Committee, he also noted that he thought it made sense to have a representative from North Point on it as a non-voting member.
Dhima said that the goal would be to have the feedback by November 2025.
He also noted that they would be trying to solicit feedback from various people.
“The idea is try to get as much feedback as you can and see what you want to do,” Dhima said during the meeting.
Town Administrator Roy Sorenson noted that they would ask HCTV to record the meeting as well.
The board of Selectmen ultimately unanimously approved the creation of the committee, while also appointing Board of Selectmen Chair Dillon Dumont and Selectman Heidi Jakoby to be the Board of Selectmen representatives.
The next Selectmen meeting is set for July 22 beginning at 7 p.m.