In Morgan's opinion, a shopping center, even a classy one with small, upscale stores, will fail. Of course, it will fail after my lifetime, but that's not what we like to see in Hudson. City officials wouldn't comment on Morgan, but their exasperation is evident. Last month, they sent a newsletter to residents about the redevelopment project, devoting a section to Morgan. Then he changed his mind and has since submitted four different plans.
None has the potential to fully revitalize the downtown core.
Undaunted, Morgan maintains that his vision is the right one. But I can't talk anybody into it. Not everyone interprets Morgan's motives as altruistic. In keeping with Hudsonian decorum, she considers the redevelopment controversy too delicate to discuss publicly. Morgan admits he was a dictator as a company president and hasn't necessarily mellowed with time.