By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
At the April 14 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, citizen Dennis Ludwig, 301 Main St., voiced his frustration over what he views as inequitable treatment regarding compliance issues.
“I’m just sick and tired of every time, I’m always the one getting hit on these things,” Ludwig said.
Ludwig went on to point out several other properties he believes are in violation of the city’s compliance ordinance, including some councilmembers, but he feels that he is being singled out.
“I’ve got three years of pictures of stuff,” Ludwig said.
After heated discussion, Mayor Mike Herbert asked to calm the conversation.
“You made your point; we get it,” Herbert said. “I understand.”
Herbert also pointed out that this spring, as usual, the city has many properties on the list to address with compliance issues.
Compliance Officer Wes Clark pointed out that any properties that are not in compliance can be submitted for review.
In other news, City Clerk Kris Arrasmith shared an update on the Cameron Flats project.
“On a good note, we have one of the townhomes at Cameron Flats sold, and I have three people very interested,” she said.
A public hearing was opened regarding the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. No citizens spoke, and no council members said they had heard input from citizens, so the hearing was promptly closed and the council approved Resolution 2025-07 to approve the budget.
County Supervisor Steve Smith spoke to the council to explain the county’s “letter to intervene” regarding the Summit CO2 pipeline issue. He explained that the purpose of the letter is to assure the county gets “a seat at the table” for discussions on the issue.
The next regular meeting of the council will be Monday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome.