# Hudson City Council October 19, 2026 LIVE


**Body:** River Channel
**Date:** October 18, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Physical Infrastructure


The Hudson City Council meeting on October 19, 2026, approved a storm-water utility rate adjustment after closing a public hearing. The Public Works director described increases of about $5 annually over four to five years, raising the rate from $48 to $69.60, to build utility funding for storm-water infrastructure in road reconstruction projects. The council also approved the consent agenda, which included agreements and proposals for city snow-removal services and a fire-station snow-plow contract, dog-park shade structures, a T-Mobile water-tower lease amendment, and other land-use and development items. It accepted storm-water improvements for the Caner Crossing development for city maintenance. The transcript does not provide costs for these items.

The council discussed renewing the 2027 shared-ride taxi operating contract with Running Inc.; the stated 3.4% increase is tied to the statewide CPI adjustment, and this is the third year of a four-year option. A public hearing on possible taxi-fare changes was slated for December 7. In closed session, members discussed purchasing public property, a cooperative boundary plan with the Town of Troy, budget-related employment matters, and the police and sergeant union contract; afterward, the council voted to direct the city administrator to send a side letter to the unions. The council also heard that lead service-line replacements are planned for 2027, but no related procurement was presented.

**Source:** River Channel