Ward 2 Council Member· 2025-12-16–2026-12-01 (Ward 2 appointed by Council 4-1 on December 9 2025 to fill the resignation of Chris Foster and sworn in December 16 2025 per city news flash and Citizen Portal; seat on the November 2026 ballot for the remainder of the term; Legistar Web API office record for the City of Hudson [read])
Dan White
Hudson
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 27
- Total speaking time
- 32:48
- Avg per meeting
- 1:13
- Segments
- 537
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Top issues during term (20)
Canterbury Meadows settlement and 32-lot subdivision
The settlement resolves a multi-million dollar hardship claim against the city, avoiding potentially larger litigation costs.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Proposed fee increases (3% tax, $500 permit) are meant to cover the city's cost of administering the program.
Low-speed vehicle rules (Chapter 478)
Minimal direct cost; potential police enforcement costs for the quarter-mile allowance.
Clinton Crossing concept site plan
The city has $11 million invested in the site and expects to recover it through a 20-year TIF plus land sale proceeds — the First & Main precedent recovered less than its full cost.
Five-Year Plan 2027-2031
A 40% carryover balance is being maintained despite the JoAnn's loss.
Velocity Broadband residential expansion
Rising material costs and supply delays are pressuring the project budget; separate material bidding has saved about 20%.
New Public Works facility financing
Roughly $33 million across these three items, to be retired through the City's debt structure.
No right turn on red at SR 303 and Hayden Parkway
Minimal cost — just signage — but the delay pushes the safety improvement past the school year's start of use.
Engineering standards for fiber/drilling construction
Construction will take longer than originally hoped; added inspection costs not quantified.
W. Barlow Road railroad crossing exemption
Minimal cost — just signage; track removal will be covered by grant funds.
Clinton Crossing downtown redevelopment financing
Consultants say the project should recoup the city's costs through TIF over 20-30 years, and more units could generate extra tax revenue for public space.
Land Development Code Updates — Market Hall and Planned Developments
No direct cost, but density limits shape future tax base, housing supply, and EMS/utility service demands.
Advanced water and power metering (AMI)
Up to $3 million in bond anticipation notes.
Historic-district window materials
Homeowners in the district face higher costs for wood or aluminum-clad wood windows versus vinyl.
Shortcutting ordinance amendment
Hudson's Restaurant sidewalk patio and downtown parking
A significant private investment in the restaurant's facade and patio, with some patio parking spaces potentially lost pending council action.
2027 Capital Maintenance Program
More than $55 million in new debt obligations that will shape city finances and services for years.
Summit Metro Parks Maple Grove lease termination
$217,000 total, paid as two $108,000 installments this year and next.
Planning Commission–City Council tensions over attendance and oversight
Standard Shop Company industrial park approval expiration
A performance bond remains in place for outstanding items; landscaping budget cited at $20,000–$30,000.
Decisions during term (315)
Recorded while White was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent agenda: 190 N Main Street signs and 29 Baldwin Street shingle replacement
1662 Goshen Drive detached garage (AHBR 26-1355)
1556 W. Prospect Street new house (AHBR 26-1410)
84 N Oviatt Street door replacement (AHBR 26-1408)
105 First Street wall and projecting signs (AHBR 26-1412)
190 N Main Street roof replacement (AHBR 26-1419)
186 N Main Street roof replacement (AHBR 26-1418)
131 E Streetsboro Street breezeway and garage addition (AHBR 26-1420)
Approval of October 14, 2026 minutes
Motion to adjourn
Approval of minutes of previous meetings (26-0087)
Correction of September 15, 2026 minutes
Consent agenda items 10.A, 10.C and 10.D (26-0089, 26-135, 26-136)
Ordinance 26-134 — No right turn on red, SR 303 & N. Hayden Parkway — postponed
Resolution 26-137 — Summit Metro Parks lease termination for Maple Grove
Ordinance 26-124 — $740,000 bond anticipation notes, Owen Brown/Morse Road property
Ordinance 26-125 — $925,000 bond anticipation notes, 94 Owen Brown Street
Ordinance 26-126 — $6,825,000 notes for salt storage and bus facilities, 5810 Hudson Drive
Ordinance 26-127 — $23,000,000 bonds for Public Works facility, passed as substituted
Ordinance 26-128 — $15,000,000 notes for Velocity Broadband expansion
Voting record (101)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Approval of minutes of previous meetings (26-0087)
Correction of September 15, 2026 minutes
Ordinance 26-134 — No right turn on red, SR 303 & N. Hayden Parkway — postponed
Resolution 26-137 — Summit Metro Parks lease termination for Maple Grove
Ordinance 26-124 — $740,000 bond anticipation notes, Owen Brown/Morse Road property
Ordinance 26-125 — $925,000 bond anticipation notes, 94 Owen Brown Street
Ordinance 26-126 — $6,825,000 notes for salt storage and bus facilities, 5810 Hudson Drive
Ordinance 26-127 — $23,000,000 bonds for Public Works facility, passed as substituted
Ordinance 26-128 — $15,000,000 notes for Velocity Broadband expansion
Ordinance 26-129 — $5,000,000 notes for Fire/EMS facility renovation
Ordinance 26-130 — $3,000,000 notes for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
to enter into executive session to interview applicants for boards and commissions.
to pass Ordinance No. 26-113 as substituted with the version titled "Bird Amendment 10-1-26".
that the minutes be approved as submitted.
to suspend the rule requiring three readings for the Consent Agenda.
to approve the Consent Agenda.
that Ordinance No. 26-113 be approved as amended with Dr. Weinstein's amendment, stating the following: "Strike section 478.01(f) in its entirety and inserting the following: (f) Nothing in this Chapt
that Ordinance No. 26-113 be approved with an additional amendment proposed by Dr. Bird regarding Section (d)(3)
that Ordinance No. 26-113 be postponed to a date certain of October 20, 2026.
that Resolution No. 26-118 be postponed to a date certain of November 17, 2026.
to enter into executive session to discuss imminent court action and matters to be kept confidential by law.
Weinstein Amendment to Ordinance 26-113 (quarter-mile travel allowance)
Supports the compromise allowing residents to actually use their vehicles to reach downtown.