The council rescinded a previous motioned that prevented them taking any future action. Written By: Rebecca C. Mariscal | 10:38 am, Feb. 16, 2021 ×
HUDSON The council opened up its options for future COVID-19 measures by rescinding a September 2020 decision that denied establishing an emergency order and putting citywide preventions in place.
The move does not adopt any measures, but clears the deck, City Attorney Catherine Munkittrick said. The previous decision blocked the council from any future action on the topic, and rescinding it now allows members to act if the council so chooses.
“It just neutralizes the topic,” Munkittrick said.
Council member Paul Deziel requested the action after the state mask mandate was first revoked and then reinstituted. As a public official, he said, he felt uncomfortable with the situation.
Hudson ends early bar close
Quiet nights and increasing litigation concerns prompted the end of the emergency order that closed establishments early on weekends. Written By: Rebecca C. Mariscal | 8:07 am, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
HUDSON After nearly two months, the early close for bars and restaurants came to an end with a tie-breaking vote from Mayor Rich O’Connor.
The ordinance, and the emergency order that provided for it, took effect in December following a rise in crime in downtown Hudson as Minnesotans flocked across the border to the open establishments.
Following weeks of quiet, City Attorney Catherine Munkittrick said the circumstances allowing the orders have changed.