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Presenter schedules public hearing on Clifton comprehensive plan; residents press for better online notice
Summary
Phil presented a draft comprehensive plan and said a public hearing is scheduled for after the August meeting. Residents asked for hard copies and urged the city to improve website notice of annexation/rezoning postings; Phil said website posting is not required under current practice, which instead requires posting at City Hall.
Phil told the council he had provided what he called a "final draft" of the comprehensive plan for review but said it remained open to changes and asked members to submit any proposed modifications to him. He said he had "identified this as a public hearing after [the] August meeting," placing the next formal public comment opportunity after that session.
A resident asked Phil for a printed (hard‑copy) version because they do not have email; Phil agreed to provide hard copies on request. The resident also raised a transparency concern: they said annexation and rezoning signs did not appear on site 15 days before the public‑hearing notice as they understood the city's code to require and that the City website did not display the notice until the day before. Phil responded that website posting is not a code requirement and that the requirement is to post notice inside City Hall ("posted downstairs"). Council members said they would like to change the practice to make notice more visible to citizens who rely on the website.
During reports, the Chair shared local housing‑market figures from the meeting packet: 22 homes in Stone Creek have sold since April 2025 at an average price of $245,000; Springdale Towns shows 15 townhomes sold (transcript: "since December 2025") with an average price of $176,000 and three pending sales; Clifton Commons Cluster (three homes on East Main) sold June 26 at an average price of $250,000 and seven are pending. Phil added the city recently issued 15 permits (minimum‑cost permits). The transcript does not provide documentation beyond those stated numbers; dates and some timelines were reported in the discussion and not independently verified in the meeting record.
Council members also discussed concerns about councilors meeting informally prior to public meetings, with a member saying such gatherings create a perception or "optics" problem; participants said prior pre‑meetings had not contained substantive undisclosed items but agreed the perception should be avoided.
The council adjourned after the items above; no final action on the comprehensive plan (adoption) was taken at this meeting—Phil scheduled a public hearing for a later meeting after August and asked for member edits in the meantime.
