Mills council approves land vacation for Louisville Concrete, advances utility-billing changes and collection contracts

The Mills City Council, meeting in Mills, Wyoming, approved the first reading of Ordinance 8-19 to vacate a 0.63-acre parcel of the former Wyoming Boulevard and transfer it to Louisville Concrete, advanced Ordinance 8-20 amending Title 13 (Public Services) on utility billing and collection on first reading, authorized contracts with a collection firm and a community education/alternative custody center, held a public hearing on the 2024 Community Development Block Grant with no public testimony, and approved administrative actions including squashing old warrants and entering executive sessions for property and legal matters.

The council opened a public hearing on the 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), noting the hearing had been advertised in accordance with state statutes and Mills council procedures; no one spoke in favor or opposition and the council closed the hearing. The hearing record was noted as set and advertised under applicable law.

After returning from an earlier executive session on a property matter, the council took up Ordinance 8-19, described in the meeting as an ordinance vacating a 0.63-acre parcel of the former Wyoming Boulevard in the City of…