A “weedy lot” located between Jackrabbit Lane and Westwood Circle near Mayfair Drive may soon be transformed into a park featuring a “rollercoaster for bikes.”
Developers who annexed property into the city of Belgrade after June 2018 were told their projects would not be eligible for city sewer service until additional treatment capacity became available.
That changed last week, when city officials proposed extending eligibility for sewer service to properties annexed into the city before Jan. 1, 2020. The City Council authorized the change at its May 3 meeting.
âWe have about 800 equivalent residential units that we can allocate to the wastewater treatment plant capacity,â explained Ted Barkley, city manager, before the council voted. âWhat you donât want to do is just put a hold on all development until a new plant comes online because of an administrative rule.â
The citizens of Belgrade will decide whether to legalize backyard chickens following a City Council vote Monday to put the question on the general election ballot next November.
The councilâs unanimous decision came after the fairly brief testimony of a handful of citizens and a few minutes of discussion among council members and city staff. Mondayâs meeting was held entirely over Zoom due to COVID transmission concerns.
The relatively limited discourse Monday was just the latest in a years-long effort by chicken proponents to convince city councils past and present to legalize the keeping of domestic chickens. The proposal has been voted down four times since 2009, most recently in 2018.