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Council and mayor disagree after Terra Strada application withdrawn; members press for clearer agenda rules
Summary
Council members raised concerns after a developer withdrew an application following a previously requested agenda placement; mayor and staff said the developer chose to withdraw and cited ordinance 1-1-4 on mayoral agenda authority. Council voted to reexamine earlier minutes to clarify the record.
Hooper City Council members debated process and transparency after an application from Terra Strada LLC was withdrawn before a council hearing.
Council member Ryan Wilcox and others said two council members had requested the item be placed on a council agenda and that the council therefore should have had a chance to vote. "We have a right as a council to request things on the agenda as well," one council member said during the discussion.
Mayor Sherry Zendrom said she had acted according to city ordinance 1-1-4, which assigns the mayor authority to set the council agenda and allows…
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