Amanda Purcell reports for Columbia-Greene Media that the Hudson Common Council may vote at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 to create a two-and-a-half acre dog park at the former Foster Refrigerator Corporation site at the corner of Second and Dock streets. On July 17 Hudson's Department of Public Works Committee voted to send the proposal for the park to the full Common Council. Hudson residents raised more than $12,000 for the project, which will pay for the fencing, dog waste bag dispensers, and signage. There is talk of adding trees and benches to the site later. Hudson residents and politicians have been talking about a dog park for years, and several other sites in the city were considered, and ruled out, sometimes after complaints from would-be neighbors. This site has an added advantage. “The Empire State Trail is beginning construction this week on their trailhead which is adjacent to the property,” Department of Public Works Superintendent Rob Perry said. Read more about this story at HudsonValley360.com.