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Hudson Approves $266,000 Broadband Equipment Purchase

HudsonMar 17, 20262 min read

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Council approved a $266,000 purchase of customer equipment for Velocity Broadband, with six votes in favor and one abstention. The equipment will support delivery of the city’s broadband service.

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The approved purchase gives Hudson additional modems and related customer equipment for Velocity Broadband subscribers. The action does not state that customer rates or service offerings will change. Council also removed one proposed solar power agreement from consideration and deferred another power agreement and a security-fencing project for further consideration on April 7, 2026.

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Approved Resolution 26-52 authorizing a $266,000 purchase of customer equipment from Calix, Inc. for Velocity Broadband; six council members voted yes and one abstained.
Approved Resolution 26-32 as amended, including a red brick border, broom-finished concrete, five-foot joints, yard drains, a smaller expanded plaza, and possible planting of three shade trees.
Removed the proposed Bright Mountain Solar Project power agreement from consideration.
Forwarded the proposed Potomac Energy power agreement, involving a recommended 1.5 MW purchase, to the April 7, 2026 Council meeting.
Forwarded a proposal to solicit bids for security fencing around the Hudson Public Power building to the April 7, 2026 Council meeting.
Approved the consent agenda, including acknowledgment of the February 2026 financial report, a contract for preparation of the city’s 2025 annual financial statements, and authorization for advances of local taxes.
Approved an ordinance defining the roles and duties of City Council liaisons to city boards, commissions, committees, and task forces.
Appointed Megan Higgins and Brian Canterbury to the Park Board and Robert Dyer to the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals.

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