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Council approves Dave Blackburn vendor trial in Riverfront Park; moves community development policy edits toward approval
Summary
The building committee recommended and the council approved a one‑year trial allowing Dave Blackburn to operate at Riverfront Park for a proposed fee of $200 per month; councilors also reviewed redline changes to the community development policy and asked staff to place a cleaned version on the next agenda for approval.
The Libby City Council approved the building committee’s recommendation May 1 to permit Dave Blackburn to operate at a Riverfront Park location (service‑road/behind the train area) on a one‑year trial basis for a committee‑recommended fee of $200 per month. Councilor Taylor, summarizing the committee discussion, said the committee settled on $200 per month (up from an initial $150 request) and recommended a one‑year trial to evaluate how the arrangement works.
Council approved the motion and directed Mr. Sykes to work with Mr. Blackburn to finalize details and parameters, including site bounds and operational expectations. The committee and council also discussed vendor footprint parameters (reported dimensions were roughly 12-by-12 to 12-by-24 feet, per the request) and agreed on the Riverfront Park location for the trial.
Separately, councilors reviewed redline edits to the Libby Community Development Fund policy and application language. Revisions discussed included changing wording about loans and grants, clarifying application requirements (project description and projected costs), evaluating use of funds as matching funds versus grants, and requiring reimbursements with receipts. Councilors requested the cleaned version (with redlines removed) be placed on the next meeting agenda for formal approval.
