Mills council approves Cross Country Freight warehouse plan, approves parcel purchase; fails to override veto of Ordinance 8-19

The Mills City Council on a meeting date not specified approved a development plan for a proposed Cross Country Freight warehouse, approved purchase of a parcel of real property subject to resolution of title questions and voted to hire outside counsel, but failed to override the mayor's veto of Ordinance 8-19.

Staff summarized the development plan identified as case number 25O2DEV as a proposal for a 4,300-square-foot warehouse with loading docks and related site work on two lots in Opportunities Subdivision totaling just under five acres in I-1 (light industrial) zoning. "This is case number 25O2DEV, the development plan for the proposed, cross country freight warehouse," planning staff said, and noted the Planning and Zoning Commission on April 3, 2025, recommended approval pending completion of planning considerations. Staff said the outstanding items had been addressed and recommended approval and execution of a site plan agreement with the applicant.

Council approved Resolution 2025-16, the development-plan approval for the Cross Country Freight proposal. The motion passed; the transcript records council voting "Aye" multiple times but…