# City Council Meeting November 9, 2026

At the November 9, 2026 Ogdensburg City Council meeting, council approved the consent agenda, including payment of general-fund claims of $369,277.72 and capital-fund claims of $52,020.08. It unanimously approved a resolution to purchase a Caterpillar 926 14A wheel loader after staff reported the existing loader’s rear axle and brakes needed costly repairs. The old machine will be traded in for $17,000; the resolution discussion identified $144,000 in temporary municipal assistance toward the purchase and referenced a net amount of roughly $287,000. The purchase includes a new nose piece and wing, with delivery expected in stages. The supplier/contract source was not clear in the transcript. Council also approved relevying $1,380,794.23 in unpaid water, sewer, city-charge, and school-tax bills onto 2027 property tax bills.

Auditors from Fuss & O’Neill reported that they planned to issue an unmodified opinion on the 2025 financial statements. They disclosed a material correction involving grant-funded capital-project receivables that had been recorded twice; the amounts were restated, and the city said it would publish the final audit. Council heard that the city faces about $14.9 million in deferred-maintenance capital needs, in addition to nearly $27 million in required drinking-water upgrades. A public hearing on the 2027 preliminary budget remains open through the November 23 meeting. The mayor also reported that Ogdensburg’s DRI committee had narrowed private applications under consideration to five, alongside one nonprofit project, three public projects, and a small-projects fund; New York State will make final funding decisions. Separately, the meeting noted a $1.3 million New York Restore grant helping finance a $6 million private redevelopment of the former Hackett’s Hardware Store. No DRI awards were finalized at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting November 9, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjycEX7woXI) - Ogdensburg, NY City Council