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Votes at a glance: Longview City Council, March 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal council actions taken March 13, 2025, including zoning changes for data centers and cryptocurrency mining, neighborhood park grants, the community development master fee schedule, and other resolutions and motions.
The Longview City Council took the following formal actions on March 13, 2025. This roundup lists each voted item, a short description and the council's outcome as recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Ordinance 3554 (data centers and cryptocurrency mining): Adopted as amended. The ordinance clarifies definitions for "data centers," adds a definition for "cryptocurrency mining," and (as amended) requires a special-use permit review for both uses in applicable zones. (See full coverage for details.)
- Neighborhood Park Grant Program (2025 awards): Approved. Council accepted the Park and Recreation Advisory Board's recommendation to award $25,000 to three projects: Central League Sandlot (Archie Anderson Park) $6,000; Longview Youth Baseball (Jaminal Park) $19,000; Pioneer Lions Club totem pole restoration $3,500. One councilmember abstained on the Lions Club item due to affiliation; remaining members approved the motion.
- Community & Economic Development master fee schedule (Resolution 2548): Adopted. Council approved a consolidated fee schedule and code updates including new pre-application fees (minor $100; major $400) with partial credit toward subsequent formal applications, separate fees for ADUs and split short-subdivision fees, and other structural clarifications. Staff will publish the schedule and update the permit system.
- Resolution 2549 (Mint Valley Golf Course rates 2025-26): Adopted. The council approved rates and pass structures for the Mint Valley Golf Course for the April 1, 2025 to March 30, 2026 season, including separate five-day and seven-day season-pass options. (Staff presented details about 9- and 18-hole rates and percent changes.)
- Transportation Benefit District procedural correction (TBD 25-01): Adopted. Council rescinded a prior procedural resolution so TBD meeting dates and procedures align with the city's consolidated meeting practice; the Transportation Benefit District is administered by the City of Longview and will no longer require separate meeting adjourn/commence steps.
- Consent calendar and claims: Approved. Council approved the consent calendar and claims as presented.
Notes: Several items were the subject of extended public comment and discussion. The ordinance affecting data centers/cryptocurrency mining drew the most sustained debate and multiple amendments before the final vote. Council frequently deferred detailed technical review of potential projects to future project-specific permit reviews and directed staff to implement code updates and administrative procedures.
Ending: For full details on any item, see the meeting minutes and the individual articles in this package describing the zoning change, master fee schedule, park grants and utility-billing policy work.
