Monday, October 6, 2008

Council Meeting: Oct. 6, 2008

Very brief highlights for tonight in no particular order - I'll get the full report up during the day tomorrow...
  • Council Member Stebner wants to serve as mayor. There has only been one other verbal application at town hall to date.
  • Council Member Huson wants to stay on until the end of October as planned.
  • Police pay increases did not bring any objections from the council. Vote will be taken at the next meeting.
  • Lengthy discussion on Stack Hill (removal of view corridor requirement). Vote will be at the next meeting. Hedrick said he would be voting for it, Stebner against. The others did not indicate their vote specifically.
  • The sparring between Albertson and Huson continued through the discussion of how much time Huson devotes to town business and the discussions Huson, Hunt and former mayor Everding had with Tacoma about providing services to Ruston in July.
  • Council supports requiring anyone who speaks at public comment state their home address, but a couple people spoke against it during public comment.
  • Council supports raising Ruston's B&O taxes.
  • The off-leash dog park is getting very popular. Ruston has some liability when they allow people and dogs to co-mingle. The council will continue to review the issue.

I'll have all the details tomorrow! ~ Karen