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Harlan City Council raises snow-emergency penalty, schedules property-sale hearing and approves playground change order
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Harlan City Council adopted an ordinance raising the snow-emergency violation fee from $25 to $30, set a Jan. 6 public hearing on the sale of 1708 6th Street, and approved a $8,667.45 change order for the Grandmother East Dream Playground; several other routine items were also approved.
The Harlan City Council on Dec. 16 adopted Ordinance 20250-06 on its third and final reading to amend the city code’s snow-emergency violation penalty, increasing the fee from $25 to $30.
The measure passed on a motion recorded in the transcript as “Motion by Peterson, second by Lindbergh” and was approved by roll call. The council’s roll-call list for the meeting recorded Peterson, Lindbergh, Nipper, Shaven, Kroger and Kelly as present.
The council also approved Resolution 26-22, setting a public hearing for Jan. 6, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. on the proposed sale of city property at 1708 6th Street. Members noted there was one bid and confirmed the amount discussed in the record was $10,010.99; the hearing will allow public comment before any final transaction.
On capital work, the council approved Resolution 26-23, change order No. 1 for the Grandmother East Dream Playground in the amount of $8,667.45. Council members explained the change specifies a thicker/higher-strength concrete mix so equipment can operate on the surface without cracking; one member said it was “better to do it now than pay for damage and repair later.”
Other routine approvals included the consent agenda (minutes of Dec. 2 and a claims list totaling $375,963.20), 2026 solid-waste and recycling hauler license renewals, Resolution 26-24 recognizing Josh Travis’s 10 years of service (a standard $50 appreciation payment was discussed), and a street-closing authorization for a car show on Holland Square on July 18, 2026 (8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.). All motions on these items were moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
The meeting record shows no recorded dissent on the votes taken; one member declared an abstention on a later agenda item (item 3d) during conflict disclosures at the start of the meeting.
What happens next: The property at 1708 6th Street moves to a public hearing on Jan. 6, 2026. Other approvals are final as of the Dec. 16 meeting unless the record or subsequent minutes indicate otherwise.
