Ames Tribune
A packed Huxley City Council meeting ended with a round of applause for the failed ousting of the city administrator Rita Conner.
The special meeting Wednesday night did not allow public comment, but that did not stop about 50 people from attending the meeting, far surpassing the normal attendance of three to four, Councilmember Tracey Roberts said.
If it wasn t for the overwhelming community support for Conner, Roberts said the resolution to remove her may have passed.
“I’ve been a part of the crowd out there as a citizen and I’ve been in the seat up here as a member of the council, Huxley Mayor Kevin Deaton said at the meeting. I’ve been a member of the Huxley community for a really long time and I’ve seen us make some really stupid decisions, but this is the worst one I’ve ever seen.”
Ames Tribune
When Huxley got its first stoplight, Mayor Kevin Deaton said he thought, “What in the world do we need that thing for?” Now the town has three and as the fastest-growing community in Story County, will likely need more.
A city of around 4,000 people, Huxley saw the most growth of any city in Story County from 1990 to 2018, according to a recent housing study, and continues to fill new homes. To keep up with the growth, the city will need to build 1,040 housing units by 2040, one-third of the county’s overall housing needs, excluding Ames, according to the study.