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Live Coverage: Billings City Council Meeting

Proposed changes to local ordinances dealing with noise, nuisances and going-out-of-business sales will be considered by the Billings City Council.

3rd & 7 37yd

Mayor thanks PW's Jennifer Duray for her "very clear" presentation. Clear as water, eh! Har, har. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:33:11 AM
Lockwood's Carl Peters testifying on resolution. He supports it. Lockwood has wastewater treated by city. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:34:28 AM
Woody Woods, also of Lockwood, also pleased with the whole arrangement, and the new fees. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:35:17 AM
"It shows how communities can work together," Woods says. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:35:48 AM
Citizen (name unknown) now testifying. And the danged microphone has been humming all night, everytime someone speaks, #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:38:19 AM
John Q. Citizen upset that out-of-city residents pay same flat fee as city residents. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:39:15 AM
Public Works boss Dave Mumford says "out of city" folks actually in Heights, which still has its own water district. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:40:26 AM
That makes sense. Of course Heightians live in the city, but in water system are still technically "outsiders." #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:41:02 AM
Gordon Vandeveer (sp?) now testifying. Says he lives in 36-unit condo. Treated like a business, though all are individual owners. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:42:21 AM
Duray (Public Works) explains that single meter for condos actually reduces fee. But fixed meter charge is pricey. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:44:14 AM
Councilman Pitman says he'll vote "no" because too many parts to resolution. Can deal with piecemeal in future. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:45:36 AM
McFadden says he is also against because too many recent tax and fee increases. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:46:15 AM
Mayor asks how, w/o rate increases, city could pay for EPA-required upgrades to wastewater plant. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:49:20 AM
Sufficiently prompted, Mumford lays out fairly alarming scenario. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:49:48 AM
This is not looking good. Could last awhile. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:52:48 AM
Here's the vote on water and wastewater resolution. Passes 6-4. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:55:16 AM
Now taking up consideraiton of Industrial Waste Discharge Ordinance. Thrill a minute. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:56:53 AM
Council has no further questions, and no one comments. Hooray. The vote: OK'd unanimously. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:57:35 AM
Now considering relatively small SID for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, etc., on West End. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:58:41 AM
No -- not a small SID, a small tab for engineering on that SID. #BilCC Approved unanimously.

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 1:59:38 AM
One more yawner till we get to noise ordinance. But crowd has thinned to almost nothing, so maybe that will be short too. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 2:00:22 AM
On to the noise ordinance. Asst. City Attorney Craig Hensel to present on that. #BilCC

by Ed Kemmick via twitter 5/14/2013 2:01:40 AM