Ward 3 Council Member· 2019-12-03–2027-12-07 (Ward 3 continuous since 2019-12-03 per Legistar Web API office record for the City of Hudson [read]; re-elected November 7 2023; Charter Sec. 3.01 and 4.01 [read in Ordinance 25-111 text]: four-year terms commencing at the first regular Council meeting after the Board of Elections certification in December)
Skylar J. Sutton
Hudson
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- Meetings spoken in
- 24
- Total speaking time
- 1:15:42
- Avg per meeting
- 3:09
- Segments
- 913
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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 Sutton 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 (104)
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Approval of minutes of previous meetings (26-0087)
Correction of September 15, 2026 minutes
Correcting his own recorded vote from aye to abstain.
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
He believes the restriction should be limited to school hours.
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 discuss pending court action and matters to be kept confidential
that Ordinance No. 26-78 be postponed to a date certain of November 10, 2026
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (26-0074)
Postponement of Short-Term Rental Ordinance 26-78
Wanted an earlier date rather than further delay.
Executive Session on Pending Litigation
to suspend the rule requiring three readings on Ordinance No. 26-115
to enter into executive session to discuss pending court action and matters required to be kept confidential by law
Approval of August 11, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Honorary Resolution 26-114 — "Clark Rumiser Corner"
Ordinance 26-115 — HDD Engineering Standards (second reading; suspension motion failed)
Opposed suspending the three-readings requirement.