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Residents raise gas-bill and hydrant-fee concerns as council notes 121 Front Street sale and other local issues
Summary
Visitors told the Mulga council they have seen higher gas bills and questioned hydrant fees while the council noted a sale at 121 Front Street and local maintenance items including ATV use on a walking track and pothole repairs.
Residents and visitors raised several local concerns at the Mulga council meeting on March 5, including higher gas bills and charges for fire hydrant maintenance.
The minutes state that “the visitors raised concerns about their increased gas bills and about paying fire hydrant fees.” Mayor W. Keith Varner responded that recent utility bills reflected an extended period of frigid temperatures and said hydrant fees pay for hydrant maintenance.
Council members also noted that 121 Front Street has been sold and that the new owner intends to tear down the existing building and place a mobile home on the lot. The minutes do not record a public hearing or any formal application related to that change of use.
Other neighborhood and maintenance items discussed included reports that 4-wheelers and dirt bikes have been racing on the town walking track and that some potholes on Lakeshore have been filled. Seat 4 announced a community cleanup day scheduled for March 28, 2026. The council reported that framing on the new fire station is complete.
The minutes do not show formal actions tied to the property sale, ATV complaints, or pothole work; they record the items for the public record. The council took formal votes elsewhere on the agenda (minutes, bills, a generator authorization and the meeting cancellation).
