The current Village of Hudson Board President, Jason Collins, has resigned. The Village Board is in the process of selecting an interim mayor at this time.
This years Village of Hudson Community Wide garage sale will be held on Friday May 5th and Saturday May 6th, with some sales opening early on Thursday May 4th. To be listed on the garage sale website go to www.hudsongaragesale.com for more information.
It is clean up time at the Hudson Township Cemeteries. Please remove all decorations before March 15th, 2017. Please do not replace decorations before April 15th, 2017.
Christmas tree pickup will be on Thursday January 5th, along with the regular bulk pick up. Residents must call Area Disposal Service at 309-821-9743 to get on the Christmas tree pick up list.
Starting November 2016, Area Disposal Serivce, Inc. of Bloomington Illinois will become the contracted provider of garbage collection and consumer waste recycling services for the Village of Hudson residents. As a part of this contract every household will be provided with two 95 gallon waste containers, one for waste and one for recycling. Moving to a cart service for garbage and recycling collection will not only benefit our customers but also the community and environment as we improve our efforts to "Go Green". New garbage service details can be found here City Services > Garbage & Recycling
The village has changed garbage contractors, with this change ALL residents will need to put garbage and recycling out on Wednesday 10/26/2016 and leave both cans at the curb until the current provider picks them up. This process should happen over the remainder of the week. During the same timeline our new provider will be dropping off our new cans. The new garbage day will be THURSDAY, so our first day with the new contractor will be 11/03/2016. Residents will be receiving a mailing from the new contractor explaining everything.
Republic Services will be collecting electronics from Village of Hudson residents for recycling 9/17 and 9/18. Electronics should be placed in the designated dumpster located underneath the water tower by the water department. Please see the following list of accepted and unaccepted items. Note this list is not all inclusive; please contact Karen Whittinghill with Republic Services at 309-828-3384 for items not listed.
Accepted Items: Computers, Printers, Copiers, Monitors, Keyboards, Speakers, Mice, Cables TVs, VCRs, Radios, Stereo Equipment, Tape Recorders, Record Players Telephones, PBX Systems, Answering Machines Networking Equipment, Hubs, Switches, routes, Cables Video Recorders, Video Monitors, Security Systems CB Radios, Cell Phones, Pagers, PDAs Walkmans, Cash Registers, Typewriters, Adding Machines, Calculators Software, CDROM, Floppy Disc, Cables, Cords UPSs, Surge Strips Scanners, Digital Cameras, MP3 Players, Electronic Keyboards Computer parts/components, Rechargeable Bateries Cables, Wires, Aluminum Racks, Carts Microwaves – NON PCB containing ONLY Unaccepted Items: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) or any equipment with PCBs Microwaves that contain PCBs Thermostats, Barometers, Mercury Switches & Relays Can Openers, Toaster Ovens, Coffee Makes, Toasters, Smoke Detectors Refrigerators, Freezers, A/C Units, Dehumidifiers or anything containing Freon Stoves, Washer/Dryers, Garbage Compactors, Dishwashers, Kitchen white goods Household Batteries, other than installed in equipment Fluorescent Lighting or Ballasts Desk/Office Furniture or Lighting Biohazards – for example medical waste including any needles Due to the excessive heat forecast Republic Services will be starting routes an hour earlier (4am) effective immediately and continue for the remainder of the summer. This is out of concern for the health/safety of their employees as well as getting in and out of the municipalities as quickly as they can before the heat of the day. Please feel free to call Karen at Republic Services with any questions.
Karen Whittinghill Dispatcher, Republic Services 309-828-3384 This is a co-ed educational league is for children ages Pre-K (4 years old) through entering 5th grade and is sponsored by the Hudson Woman's Club. Practices well be held in Hudson, games are played in El Paso. Walk-in registration is Saturday, July 30 at the Hudson Library from 10 am - 12 pm. Cost is $45 due at the time of registration. Forms are available at the Hudson Public Library. Contact Margaret Lehr with any questions at 309-726-1657.
The Village of Hudson Board Meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 5/2/2016, has been cancelled due to available board member attendance being insufficient to satisfy quorum requirements.
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