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Votes at a glance: Caldwell council approves consent items, annexation and finance report; delays URA plan
Summary
On Nov. 3 the Caldwell City Council approved several routine items including an amended consent calendar, an annexation ordinance and the finance report, and took votes on the agricultural lease and continuation of the urban renewal plan; the URA plan was continued to Nov. 17.
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.
