By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the regular meeting of the Panora City Council on Nov. 24, the council held a public hearing on the proposed expansion of the Central Panora Urban Renewal Area.
“We had our consultation meeting, which nobody attended, and then we had our Planning and Zoning meeting, and the Planning and Zoning Commission was very agreeable to the project,” City Administrator Lisa Grossman said.
The council unanimously approved several resolutions related to the project, including setting a public hearing for Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Sidewalk sales
Discussion regarding recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding sidewalk sales in the Business Commercial and Historic Business Commercial districts.
“Their recommendation is to continue to allow sidewalk sales, but to limit the time,” Grossman said. She added the recommendation for an allowable time of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The council consensus was to ask Grossman to draft an ordinance change for the council to consider at an upcoming meeting.
More goose hunting
The council considered a request to allow Joey Dyer to hunt Canada geese within city limits on ag zoned land owned by Ethan Boyer.
“Are we going to have people coming every week wanting to have permission?” Brian Dorsett asked. “Do we put a limit on it?”
There was discussion about possibly just approving the land owner to “police the issue,” so the city wouldn’t need to make individual approvals for hunters, but Mayor Curt Thornberry voiced his opinion that the city should approve or deny each hunter’s request, since the firearms would be used within city limits. The council approved the request. The council may ask the landowner and/or Police Chief Reising to discuss the issue with the council.
The next regular meeting is set for Monday, Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Interested persons may attend in person or electronically by visiting the website https://meet.goto.com/cityofpanora or by phone 1-312-757-3121 (Access Code 295-099-701, Audio PIN 220#).