The Hudson Board of Selectmen received a detailed update on the Town’s new municipal website during its most recent meeting, with Town Administrator Roy Sorenson explaining that staff have been working steadily to prepare the site for its planned Aug. 11 launch. Sorenson said the project has required significant time and coordination, noting that he has largely entrusted the work to staff who have taken ownership of the transition.
“The staff’s been working diligently on this, and honestly, I’ve kind of handed it to them,” Sorenson said. “They’ve done a great job.” He pointed specifically to Executive Assistant Lorrie Weissgarber, who has been handling much of the day-to-day work of transferring information and organizing the new layout. Sorenson said the process has involved a number of learning curves as staff adapt to the new platform, but he expressed confidence that the final product will be a major improvement for residents. “There’s a lot that we have to do to it, some learning curves, but we’ll get through it, and I think ultimately, it’s going to be a good product.”
Sorenson told the Board that the Town is aiming for an Aug. 11 go live date, though he stressed that the website will continue to evolve even after launch. “We will end up building this throughout. Even when we go live, we’re still going to continue to build it. So that’s the idea behind this,” he said. He explained that transferring older content has been one of the more challenging parts of the process, with some information requiring manual formatting or restructuring to fit the new system. “We have a lot of work to do, and some of the moving over of the information gets a little tricky, a little wonky, but we’ll get through it.”
During his report, Sorenson also briefed the Board on June call volume for the Hudson Police Department. He noted that officers responded to 2,369 calls for service, a number that reflects a busy start to the summer season. The calls included 556 motor vehicle stops, 77 arrests, and 30 drug-related arrests. Under community-related calls, welfare checks were the most frequent, with 90 logged for the month. Sorenson said the numbers demonstrate the department’s continued efforts to maintain visibility and respond quickly to resident needs.
The Board also addressed several personnel matters during the non-public portion of the meeting. Selectmen unanimously accepted the resignation of part time maintenance employee Duane Durand, effective July 31, 2026, as recommended by the Police Chief. They also unanimously accepted the resignation of Officer Matthew Blazon, effective Aug. 7, 2026. Both resignations were approved without discussion in public session, consistent with personnel procedures.
In other business, the Board unanimously appointed Stephen Przystac to the Benson Park Advisory Committee, with a term set to expire in April 2027. Przystac will join the committee as it continues work on park maintenance, improvements, and long term planning.