Broken Bow council approves bills, appoints water/sewer superintendent and OKs two land-use items

The Broken Bow City Council on Sept. 26 approved routine expenditures totaling $581,731.97, appointed Ryan Jones as the city’s Water/Sewer Superintendent and approved two land-use items: a conditional use permit for storage containers at 1407 North C Street and a lot split in the Pamida Addition.

Mayor Rod Sonnichsen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the council, with Chris Myers, Russ Smith and Paul Holland present (David Baltz absent and excused), approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from the Sept. 12 budget hearing and council meeting and the bills list totaling $581,731.97.

The council voted to appoint Ryan Jones as Water/Sewer Superintendent after a motion by Councilmember Chris Myers, seconded by Russ Smith; the appointment passed with Myers, Smith and Holland voting aye.

The council then opened a public hearing on a Conditional Use Permit application from applicant Luke Wassom for property at 1407 North C Street. Zoning Administrator Jacob Holcomb told the council that Wassom requested placing several large storage containers on the property to store equipment and lumber and to keep the site cleaned up; Holcomb said the Planning Commission recommended approval and noted conditional use permits are renewed annually. After closing the hearing, the council approved the permit on a motion by Paul Holland, seconded by Russ Smith; Holland, Smith and Myers voted aye.

The council also opened and closed a public hearing on a Custer County lot split for Lot 3, Pamida Addition. Zoning Administrator Holcomb said the Planning Commission recommended the lot split. The council approved Resolution 2023-14 to authorize the lot split on a motion by Russ Smith, seconded by Paul Holland; Smith, Holland and Myers voted aye.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 6:16 p.m. The meeting record is signed by Mayor Rod Sonnichsen and City Clerk Kandi K. Peters.