Carlin council approves five‑year lease renewal and variance for Capurro Trucking with compliance deadlines

The Carlin City Council on Nov. 22 approved two items affecting Capurro Trucking: a five‑year lease renewal for APN #002‑210‑041 (commonly referenced as 501 Poplar Street) and a variance to allow a 10,000‑gallon double‑wall fuel tank at 2160 Griffin Street, both approved with conditions.

Councilperson Cameron Kinney, who led much of the discussion, said the original 2007 lease set annual rent at $6,000 with language tying increases to the consumer price index, but the 2013 renewal changed that provision. "I would like to increase the rent to $8,000.00 instead of $6,000.00," Kinney said, and proposed dividing payments into four quarterly installments. The Council approved a five‑year renewal at $8,000 annually, payable quarterly (motion by Councilperson Lyndsie Whigham, seconded by Councilperson Denise Taylor; motion passed).

On the variance request, Kinney described negotiated compliance timelines provided by staff: Capurro agreed to install the front and back chain‑link fences by July 2024, place gravel in culverts before winter, and complete asphalt approaches next spring. The Council approved the variance contingent upon those deadlines and stipulated that failure to meet them would require Capurro to return to the Council for relief. Kinney also stated the special use permitting framework would allow two years for certain uses.

City Manager Madison Aviles confirmed staff had clarified details with company representatives and recommended that any CPI‑based rent adjustments be handled in a separate Council action in future years.

Both motions passed by voice vote with the four councilmembers present; Mayor Dana Holbrook was absent.