Hudson resident urges council to investigate fence permit, council says lease option was offered

Anthony Revita, who said he lives at 1746 Edgar Drive, told the Hudson City Council that he paid $54 for a fence permit, completed his fence in September 2023 and received a final inspection pass on Oct. 3, 2023 — but later was told the fence had been installed without a permit and was asked to move it.

Revita urged the council to investigate what he described as a reversal by city staff, saying in public comment that an inspector, Nick Bellis, initially approved the fence and that later records were altered. “If I paid $54 for a permit, I should get what the permit requires,” Revita said during public comment. He said he received an email on Dec. 7 from Sarah Fagnelli asking him to call about “the fence that you installed without a permit.”

Why it matters: the dispute concerns the scope of staff authority to reopen or change…