Powell council adds airport to city alcohol ordinance, approves grants and routine items

The Powell City Council voted to amend the city's alcohol ordinance to include Powell Airport property and approved several airport grants and routine administrative items at a regular meeting.

Councilmembers moved and seconded an amendment to ordinance 5.08.095(d) to add Powell Airport to the list of city properties where alcohol may be permitted. Councilmember Rebecca (last name not specified) and another councilmember spoke in favor of a targeted amendment adding the airport rather than a broad change to authorize alcohol on all city property. The motion passed on voice vote; the record shows “Aye” and “Motion carried.” The council noted that the airport currently lies outside city limits and that any on-site alcohol service also would be subject to county permitting rules unless the property is annexed into the city.

The council also approved two airport-related grant actions from YDOT Aeronautics:

- Acceptance of an AWOS (automated weather observing system) maintenance grant from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (YDOT) covering 80% of maintenance costs, with the city's share noted as $747 and YDOT's share as $3,736 for the annual agreement. The council authorized acceptance of the grant and signatures.

- Approval of an aviation encouragement grant request (commonly used to support the Wings and Wheels airshow) for $5,000 to reimburse eligible event costs; the council authorized application and signatures.

Other items approved as routine business included:

- Approval of the bills and claims in the amount of $845,439.08 (the record shows one abstention on item number 54, the Pouch Tribune).

- Approval of minutes from the March 3 meeting.

- Approval of the extension of a 10-year agreement with Rocky Mountain Car Wash for a sign on city property and authorization for the mayor to sign the renewal letter.

- Certification of uncollectible debt totaling $17,936.24 (accounts deemed uncollectible under state statute, including accounts 10 years old, bankruptcies, or deaths).

- Declaration of surplus property (items above $500 or unserviceable equipment) and authorization to proceed with disposition, with an administrative note that certain items (for example, firearm suppressors) will require special handling and legal consultation before sale.

- Approval of ordinance number 2 20 25 on second reading (no additional details were specified in the transcript beyond the motion and passage on second reading).

Most motions were adopted by voice vote with no roll-call tallies printed in the transcript. Where the transcript records an abstention, it is noted above. Where staff noted dependencies or next steps (for example, potential annexation and separate county permitting for alcohol at the airport, or additional procurement steps and equipment delivery timelines for the recycling glass-crushing machine), the council discussed those as context but did not attach conditions to the votes recorded at this meeting.

No new budget appropriations beyond grant acceptance were recorded; the AWOS maintenance grant is a partially reimbursable agreement and the aviation encouragement grant is a reimbursement program. Several items were presented as annual or routine requests the council typically considers each year.