Votes at a glance: council approves fire‑station parking rebuild, meeting time change, farmers market contract and water assessment

Highland City Council took a set of routine and financial votes on Feb. 18, approving a contractor for the fire‑station driveway reconstruction, adopting a meeting‑time ordinance and authorizing several contracts and payments.

The council conducted votes on multiple consent and action items. Key outcomes:

- Fire station driveway reconstruction: Council approved a low bid to Concrete Concrete in the amount of $223,382 with a 10% contingency, authorizing a bid award up to $244,620.20. The city previously appropriated $100,000 for the project; an engineering estimate had been approximately $340,000. The project will enlarge and reconstruct a failing concrete parking surface and accommodate larger emergency vehicles. Council also discussed tree removal and relocation of volunteer planter boxes on the site.

- Council meeting time and agenda structure: Council adopted an ordinance changing regular council meetings to a 6 p.m. start time effective May 1, 2025. The council also directed staff to place work sessions at the end of regular meetings when possible, adopt a consistent agenda order (public hearings and unscheduled public appearances earlier in the meeting) and to give advance notice of the change. The motion passed 5–0.

- Farmers market contract: The council…