The saying “one’s man trash is another man’s treasure” might describe a situation brought before the Mountain Home City Council Thursday evening regarding a koi pond erected in a front lawn on Lilac in the Southern Meadows subdivision.
Citizen Randy Rawley appeared before the city council to discuss his dislike for the koi pond. Other neighbors in the surrounding area were also present for the meeting.
Rawley told the council he feels the koi pond is in violation of a city ordinance under the terms public nuisance and unsightly.
City Attorney Roger Morgan explained defining public nuisance and unsightly can be quite difficult. After some lengthy discussion between the council and citizens at the meeting, it was decided to bring the matter back to the public safety committee on August 7th.
In other business, the council gave its unanimous approval to an ordinance rezoning property located at the corner of Rossi Road and the Sheid\Hopper Bypass.
The request from petitioners Price and Elizabeth Lindsey was to rezone 1394 Rossi Road from Residential R-1 to C-2A.
The council learned the city is eligible for approximately $250,000 in state aid grant funding. The funding will provide for two miles of streets overlaid at no cost to the city. The funds for this project come monthly from state turnback tax dollars. The streets to be covered through this project are Burnett, Bucher, Beard and Hospital drives, from Highway 5 North to Powers Street.
And an ordinance permitting municipal employees and officials to conduct business with the City of Mountain Home was placed on first and second readings. Alderman Rick Pierce voted not to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third reading. With only six members present, Pierces no vote halted the third reading. The third reading is set for the council’s next meeting on August 2nd.
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