Votes at a glance: Caldwell council approves consent items, annexation and finance report; delays URA plan
November 04, 2025 | Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
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Caldwell — A summary of votes taken by the Caldwell City Council on Nov. 3, 2025:
• Consent calendar (amended): Council voted unanimously to amend the agenda (move item 3 to new business and remove item 20) and then approved the amended consent calendar unanimously. (Motion to amend: Councilor Doty; approval vote unanimous.)
• Agricultural lease (airport): Approved 5–1. Motion to approve a one‑year lease of roughly 16.3 acres at the airport to MS Farms passed with Councilor Stoddick dissenting. The lease waives rent for the first year to allow land reclamation; tenant pays irrigation assessments.
• Resolution 3392‑25 (Caldwell Central Urban Renewal Project Area Plan): Continued to Nov. 17 by a 5–1 vote. Motion by Councilor Register; Councilor Dittmer voted no. Staff warned that delaying final adoption into 2026 could require redoing financial feasibility work.
• Ordinance (Bill 64 / Ord. 3716): Annexation of Greenmont Subdivision Phase 1 and Solstice Subdivision to the municipal irrigation district. Motion recorded from Councilor Hogan (second: Councilor Doty) and passed unanimously.
• Finance report: Council accepted accounts payable of $4,349,700.76 and payroll totaling $807,698.17; motion carried unanimously (moved by Councilor Stottick; second by Councilor Williams).
These votes reflect the meeting’s mix of routine municipal business and higher‑profile items that generated extended discussion about process and timing.
• Consent calendar (amended): Council voted unanimously to amend the agenda (move item 3 to new business and remove item 20) and then approved the amended consent calendar unanimously. (Motion to amend: Councilor Doty; approval vote unanimous.)
• Agricultural lease (airport): Approved 5–1. Motion to approve a one‑year lease of roughly 16.3 acres at the airport to MS Farms passed with Councilor Stoddick dissenting. The lease waives rent for the first year to allow land reclamation; tenant pays irrigation assessments.
• Resolution 3392‑25 (Caldwell Central Urban Renewal Project Area Plan): Continued to Nov. 17 by a 5–1 vote. Motion by Councilor Register; Councilor Dittmer voted no. Staff warned that delaying final adoption into 2026 could require redoing financial feasibility work.
• Ordinance (Bill 64 / Ord. 3716): Annexation of Greenmont Subdivision Phase 1 and Solstice Subdivision to the municipal irrigation district. Motion recorded from Councilor Hogan (second: Councilor Doty) and passed unanimously.
• Finance report: Council accepted accounts payable of $4,349,700.76 and payroll totaling $807,698.17; motion carried unanimously (moved by Councilor Stottick; second by Councilor Williams).
These votes reflect the meeting’s mix of routine municipal business and higher‑profile items that generated extended discussion about process and timing.
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