Council denies fence variance for 324 W. Choctaw St.

Mayor Gary Bowen and the Medford City Council denied a request for a fence variance for a portion of Lot 13–15, Block 5, Grattans Addition, the minutes show. The property owner is listed as Telisa McDowell; the public hearing record states "no citizen input was offered."

Vice‑Mayor Steve Zeman moved "to not approve the fence variance," a motion seconded by Mayor Gary Bowen; the motion carried with the following votes: Mandy Sinor — Abstain; Debbie Kretchmar — Yes; Steve Zeman — Yes; Gary Bowen — Yes. The minutes record the item as resolved by the council without recorded public testimony.

The minutes list the item under the public hearing agenda and record that Ms. McDowell entered the meeting at 4:31 p.m. The document contains inconsistent year references (some header lines list 2025; a narrative line later cites 2026); the minutes provide no further direction or appeal language for the variance denial.