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Lebanon City Council approves multiple subdivision plats, infrastructure contracts and public-safety purchases
Summary
At its year-end meeting, the Lebanon City Council approved a series of final plats and rezoning steps, awarded material and construction contracts for roads and sidewalks, and authorized purchases of public-safety equipment including license-plate readers, body cameras and a training structure.
Lebanon — The Lebanon City Council approved a package of land-planning measures, procurement contracts and public-safety equipment purchases at its final meeting of the calendar year, moving several development and infrastructure projects into the 2026 work plan.
Council opened the night with a moment of silence for former council member Gabe Atkins before taking routine business. The council approved the consent agenda and then opened a public hearing on multiple final plats and a request to rezone portions of Donnelly’s Addition No. 3. City planning staff described proposals to replat parcels on Club Street and Hayes Street to create three residential lots, to plat a vacant lot on Coleman Road for future construction, and to split an 11-acre parcel on Tower Road into two lots. Council also considered a replat and vacation of an alley near Jefferson and an eight-lot replat adjacent to the Lebanon Cemetery. There were no public speakers during the hearing, and the council moved each item forward by approving the associated ordinances on roll call.
Council then took up procurement and contract matters. Staff presented annual bids and purchase authorizations for aggregate from Willard Quarries, ready-mix concrete (Lebanon Ready Mix, sole bidder; staff reported a roughly $8-per-cubic-yard increase) and asphalt supply from Willard Asphalt Paving (about a $4-per-ton price increase on surface/base materials). The council approved each purchase ordinance on first and second reading.
Engineering work for an intersection improvement at 4th and Van Buren — a $29,800 task order with Archer Elgin to increase curb radii for truck turns and to plan a potential crosswalk into Gaskillade Park — was approved; staff said preliminary plans should be ready within 90 days.
Airport matters were also approved. The council authorized sale and lease actions at the Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Regional Airport, including the sale of a hangar owned by Tommy Files and the lease of a T-hangar to Anita Freeman, and approved an agreement with Emery Sapp & Sons to reconstruct taxiway and apron areas as part of the airport master plan.
The council approved several public-safety technology purchases: a multiyear contract with Flock Safety for automated license-plate readers and video cameras, and a contract with Axon for replacement body and dash cameras and related vehicle equipment, with staff noting existing equipment was at end of life. Council also approved smaller equipment purchases tied to the department’s new e-ticketing functionality.
A major capital purchase cleared the meeting agenda: the council approved a $792,000 purchase and installation of a prefabricated fire and police training structure from WHP Training Towers to be sited at the airport. Finance staff described the broader program cost at roughly $1.4 million when site infrastructure (estimated at about $750,000) and other related expenses are included; city staff said portions of the capital program are in the current CIP and that certain partner districts have offered verbal contributions (Lebanon Rural Fire District: $100,000; Hazel Green Fire Protection District: $20,000). The council approved the purchase and directed staff to proceed with next steps for ordering and site preparation.
Other business approved included demolition and surplus declarations for city-owned buildings at Harrison and West Second Street, purchase of materials for a roughly 4,400-linear-foot sidewalk project on Beck Lane with materials estimated not to exceed $200,000, and the establishment of a golf-course operating fund along with equipment and cart leases for the Lebanon Community Golf Course.
The meeting closed with departmental updates — including the fire chief’s announcement of a new rotating 1-3-2-3 shift schedule starting Dec. 27 — mayoral year-end remarks and condolences for Atkins’ family. Mayor Carr said the council will reconvene in January.
Council actions noted in this report were taken by roll-call votes; the ordinances and purchase agreements mentioned were approved as presented.
