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Council approves Lockwood Water & Sewer amendment to serve proposed truck-wash; requires waiver of protest

Billings City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Billings City Council approved Amendment 2 to expand the Lockwood Water & Sewer District boundary to include an 8.5-acre island parcel for a proposed commercial truck wash and required a waiver of the property's right to protest future annexation; the vote passed with one recorded nay and one recusal.

The Billings City Council voted to approve an amendment to the Lockwood Water & Sewer District service area so a roughly 8.5-acre island parcel near the I-90 Johnson Lane interchange may receive water and sewer service from Lockwood. Staff recommended approval of Amendment 2 and asked the council to require a waiver of the property owner’s right to protest future annexation.

Lewis Singles, the city’s water quality superintendent, reviewed the 2008 wastewater-treatment agreement with Lockwood and a 2021 amendment adding the TED (Targeted Economic Development) area, explaining that Lockwood is a separate district that owns its pipes and pays…

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