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Council approves special-use permit, advances ordinances; councilor presses for sewer-billing and dumping fixes
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Summary
The council approved a special-use permit for a mobile home at 66 West 4th South, advanced an ordinance tied to a Rocky Mountain Power agreement on second reading and approved a first reading traffic/vehicle-registration ordinance; Councilman Williams raised petitions on stop‑sign placement, sewer‑billing methodology and illegal dumping.
The Green River City Council approved a resolution granting a special‑use permit to allow a mobile home on property owned by Philip Stanton at 66 West 4th South, following a Planning and Zoning recommendation and staff notice to nearby property owners.
Rob Fisher of Planning and Zoning told the council the lot is in an R‑3 district and in a flood plain, that neighbors within a 200‑foot radius were notified and that a sign was posted March 19; no public opposition was received during the hearing. The council moved, seconded and carried the resolution to grant the special‑use permit.
Separately, the council discussed and approved on second reading an amendment tied to a Rocky Mountain Power finance agreement that staff said has seen progress in identifying easements and addressing flood‑plain constraints. The council also approved on first reading an ordinance to amend the city code (Chapter 74, Traffic and Motor Vehicles) to add a section referencing Wyoming vehicle registration and liability insurance statutes; the chief and city prosecutor indicated the change would permit simplified local citations aligned with state law.
The consent agenda was approved by voice vote, and administrators reported no substantive items.
During council updates, Councilman Williams raised several constituent concerns: a petition asking the city to reverse the orientation of a stop sign at North 3rd East to slow traffic near China Gardens, questions about access to certified arborist/tree‑inspection resources, and a sustained critique of the city’s sewer‑billing monthly‑average calculation. Williams urged using winter months for the sewer usage baseline, saying, "the recommendation is you use the winter months — November, December, January, and February — throw the two high and low out, and you do the average," and asked that staff schedule a workshop to address the method and its potential impacts on residents' bills.
Williams also described complaints about illegal dumping and overflowing landfill areas on South Hill and elsewhere, urging the council to consider options such as after‑hours drop‑off or mattress disposal programs.
The council ended the meeting by voting to convene an executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters; members stated no action would follow the closed session.
The meeting record shows motions and voice votes for the special‑use permit resolution, the ordinance second reading regarding the Rocky Mountain Power agreement, the first reading of the traffic/vehicle registration ordinance, the consent agenda, and approval to adjourn to executive session.
