​​As we have quite a few citizens who walk for exercise or are just simply walking their pet, I have a few reminders that will keep everyone safe and respectful.
If you are walking at night, wear reflective clothing and carry a lighted flashlight or other illuminated device.
If there is a sidewalk available, you should utilize the sidewalk and avoid walking in the street. State law prohibits pedestrians from walking in the roadway when a sidewalk is available.
If no sidewalk is available, walk as close as possible to the edge of the roadway facing oncoming traffic.
Please avoid walking on people's lawns and avoid cutting through people's backyards. Be respectful of other people's property.
Thank you and be safe while enjoying your walk in our village.
Chief Mark Kotte

​If you have a Christmas Tree that you would like to put out for garbage pickup, please email Republic Services to be added to the list:
hudsonbulk@republicservices.com
Please place your tree at the curb on Sunday night and it will be picked up Monday morning.

If you are not already signed up for Call Multiplier, and you are interested in receiving text messages from the Village of Hudson about special events such as a snow parking bans, please see the information below.



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The Official Hudson Village Plan – Phase II plan has been posted online under City Services > Document Library. The plan is also posted below for your convenience.

Official Hudson Village Plan – Phase II

• Maintain and update current properties/facilities 
  • Parks – Face lift/update: landscaping, trees/plants, paint and upkeep on equipment/picnic tables/etc.  Focus on maintaining and updating a park per year and rotate between the three parks.
  • Water House – bunker clean out and cleanup, exterior paint,  install storm door
  • Overhang/awning over water house entrance similar to  the police department entrance
  • Water lines - Potential size and age issues – When we do repairs we should be getting recommendations (engineering specific) to increase size where needed.  Repair and upgrade aged lines at that time.  Suggestion is to create a capital expenditures account to pay for this work.  Funding for this account could be from an additional fee on the water bill.
  • Village entrance and baseball field signs and landscaping – Village needs to own this work but create a plan and/or committee to work with a community organization, business, group of residents, other volunteers or help create a new club to volunteer to complete this work. 
  • On the year when some of the roads in the village are oil and chipped, widen multiple blocks of these roads at the same time.

​Introduction:
The Planning Commission has held multiple meetings and public forums to solicit the priorities that need to be addressed in the official Hudson Plan.  After collecting a list of suggestions, the Commission held multiple sessions to discuss these in detail and create a list for a five year plan.  This list is what we believe is the most important work that needs to be completed, or well on the way to being completed, in the next five years.
It is critical to begin work on this plan immediately.  There need to be regular reviews (i.e. monthly village board meetings) to ensure continued progress towards completion of this plan.  This list of projects allows for the village board to budget for this work. 
As these projects are initiated, research needs to be completed to determine if there are grants available; specifically, if there are governmental or legal requirements for these projects, or if we have to meet specific regulations. 
 
Official Plan projects and details:

1. Village-wide sewer

• Research options for village-wide sewer:
  • Create stand-alone sewer system for the village
  • Connect to Bloomington/Normal
  • Other possible options
• Acquire recommendation from Farnsworth, as to the best option/options available.
• Research available grants from state, federal, etc.
• Create a plan to add an additional charge to each household that will be deposited into an account to help offset future expenses.  Document what expenses can be paid from this account.
• Contact Bloomington/Normal Waste Management to discuss options to connect to their service.
• Meet with other small villages to discuss their plan – Downs, Leroy, Lexington
• Determine options for how to finance village expenses to install the sewer
• Determine options for how to finance resident hook up expenses
• This will increase the possibilities of attracting new business, expanding current businesses, and keep the businesses we have.

2.Village drainage
-Determine issues (based on current issues and past knowledge)

• Possible bottlenecks – where drainage empties into 6 Mile Creek, under interstate 39
• Potential tile-size issues – when we do repairs should we be getting recommendations (engineering specific) to increase size where needed and upgrade at that time.

-Prioritize which issues to address
-Create plan to resolve these issues
-Improved drainage will potentially attract new business and new residents
3.Maintain & Update current infrastructure
-Sidewalk from West Street to the new Dollar General location

• Initial thought is on the south side of Franklin Street
• Potential use of TIF funds as appropriate
• Discuss with McLean County to share expense since it is a county road
• Discuss with Hudson Township to share expense on their property
• Discuss with United Community Bank to share expense on their property
• Need estimate on the cost when discussing with these entities, specific to each
• Village employees responsible to do as much work as possible to reduce cost
• Determine specifics of sidewalk – width, thickness, distance from road, etc.
• Reduce potential liability of pedestrian/bike/vehicle accidents
• This will help when trying to attract new business to Hudson

-Sidewalk to uptown from Franklin Street/West Street

• Potential to complete the sidewalk on Front Street all the way to Franklin Street
• Utilize the sidewalk recommended above for Dollar General from West St to Front St
• Potential use of TIF funds as appropriate
• Reduce potential liability of pedestrians needing to walk on the road
• This will help when trying to attract new business to Hudson

-Other sidewalks around town

• Repair and maintain existing sidewalks
• Install new sidewalks where needed
• Reduce potential liability of pedestrians needing to walk on the road
• Reduce potential liability of pedestrians tripping and getting injured on sidewalks
• This will potentially attract new business and new residents

Due to the recent federal and state government announcements, the Hudson Garage sale weekend will be postponed or delayed. A decision will be made at a later time whether to set another date later this year, or cancel this year altogether. Thanks for your understanding.

Dave Brutlag, Village President

Click here to view January 2020 Board Meeting Agenda.

As mandated by the IEPA, the Village of Hudson must test for lead and copper every 3 years.  The link below includes the results for the additional testing from early November.  These results include the water parameter test and the voluntary test of the 10 lead/copper sites in the village.  All of these tests came back non-detected and the water quality test came back in parameters.  This is good news for the village.  The mandate from the IEPA still calls for an additional test for lead/copper in January 2020.  This test is an additional 20 home sites. I anticipate results in late January.  This is the updated results that the Hudson Water Department has promised to our customers.  If you have any questions about the results or additional tests, please call Jeff Waller at 726-1471.  We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!