Resident urges Hudson to apply 'vicious dog' code after repeated bites

Samuel C., a Hudson resident, told the City Council that three dogs living at 4643 Street have repeatedly attacked people and that the city has not enforced city code 5509. "Why is city code 5509 not being applied to these three dogs?" Samuel C. asked during the public-comment period, calling for a "direct public and open response" from elected officials.

Samuel C. said the complaint dates back about 11 months to a first incident; after additional incidents — including what he described as an off‑leash bite at the golf course involving a dog named Pearl — he and other neighbors reviewed the municipal code and concluded the animals meet the definition of "vicious" under code 5509. He told council members that, despite the claimed violations, "the dogs still live next to us despite their multiple recorded vicious instance[s] as defined in code 5509."

The comment asked the council to explain what further incident would be required before the city would apply the code and remove the animals. Samuel C. said his household and children, and neighbors, continue to feel unsafe and urged the council and police to act rather than waiting for another attack.

No formal enforcement action or vote on this matter was recorded during the meeting. Council members did not announce any immediate directive on code 5509 in response to the comment; the transcript records the request and the council's receipt of the complaint but does not record subsequent council action during the session.

Next steps: the issue remains a matter for city staff and law enforcement to investigate. The council did not enter a formal deliberation or adopt a directive on the record at this meeting.