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Afton council advances multiple ordinances, adopts golf‑fee resolution and extends moratorium; Ordinance 701 delayed
Summary
The council unanimously advanced several ordinances and resolutions on April 14, approved subdivision plats, passed a golf course fee resolution, extended a moratorium for 180 days and postponed further action on a wireless‑facility ordinance (Ordinance 701) pending further legal review.
The Afton Town Council on April 14 approved a package of land‑use and administrative items, passed Resolution No. 2026‑03 establishing golf course user fees for the 2026 season, and extended an existing moratorium for another 180 days.
Council advanced Ordinance 706 (adding a defensive‑driving dismissal program), Ordinance 707 (rezoning a parcel from ACR to R‑1) and Ordinance 708 (the FY 2026–27 budget and appropriation under Wyo. Stat. 16‑4‑104) on first reading by unanimous vote. Ordinance 702 was approved on third and final reading. Ordinances 703, 704 and 705 were advanced on second reading and approved unanimously.
The council discussed Ordinance 701, which would establish rules and permitting for wireless telecommunications towers and facilities. Because attorneys advised potential litigation concerns, the council moved any further discussion of Ordinance 701 into executive session; Mayor Jeff Jensen recused on that procedural motion. Following additional executive‑session discussion, the council voted to postpone Ordinance 701 to the June 9, 2026 council meeting.
The council also approved two subdivision items for record — the J&B Harmon Addition Second Amendment (vacating and re‑locating a 30‑foot easement) and an application concerning Block 3, Fifth Addition (an adjustment of a common boundary at 2nd Ave. and Jefferson Street). The meeting minutes record unanimous approvals for those items, though the minute for the Block 3 action repeats motion language referring to the J&B Harmon item (a clerical inconsistency in the record; see clarifying details).
Other formal actions included directing the town attorney to prepare a counteroffer to property owner Nick Erickson and authorizing the Town Administrator to engage outside counsel for guidance on Federal Communications Commission regulations. The council also extended Resolution 2025‑07 (a moratorium) for 180 days.
All recorded motions in the minutes carried unanimously; recorded roll‑call vote tallies were recorded as unanimous approvals but the minutes do not list individual yes/no votes beyond naming movers and seconders for many motions.
