Jackson City Council Meeting 10-20-26

Jackson City Council meeting, City of Jackson, Michigan, October 20, 2026: Council approved a contract for purchasing and planting trees (vendor and amount were not clear in the transcript) and the first renewal of the signal shop maintenance contract with Jrank Electric Incorporated of Mount Pleasant. It also approved contract paperwork related to planned lead-service work that the city ultimately performed with its own staff; the Northwoods Plumbing LLC item was described as a decrease of $71,875. Council authorized staff to participate in the county’s online auction of four tax-foreclosed properties, with a stated maximum bid of $1,000 per lot. Separately, it approved placing delinquent invoices—reported at more than $85,000—on 2026 winter tax bills.