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Western Reserve Community Band asks Hudson to extend City Hall lease and retain climate‑controlled storage

Hudson City Council · September 9, 2025
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Representatives of the Western Reserve Community Band urged Hudson City Council to extend the band's City Hall lease and provide continued climate‑controlled storage for its archival sheet‑music library and equipment, citing a roughly $100,000 collection and projected annual shortfalls without low‑cost storage.

Arnold Kramer, president of the Western Reserve Community Band, told Hudson City Council on Sept. 9 that the volunteer nonprofit needs continued access to a climate‑controlled storage room at City Hall to preserve an archival music library and support more than 90 volunteer musicians.

"We require space, currently like at City Hall about 300 square feet," Kramer said, adding that the band's accumulated sheet‑music collection is “probably upwards now of about a $100,000.” Kramer and Vice President Victoria Putnam said off‑site…

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