Farr West
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- Conditional use permit for an accessory building over 2,000 square feet Approved
- Rezone of part of the M & T Koehler Family Trust property from A-1 to R-1-15 (Ordinance 2026-17) Approved · 5-0
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- Farr West minutes state the tax rate two ways and record a 4-1 fee vote as unanimous
The copy of Ordinance 2026-12 in the June 18 packet is unsigned.
- Farr West's budget draws $2.9 million of carryover, sends $2 million to capital projects
The June 18 minutes and packet list no amount for the Phase 3 electrical change order.
- Farr West's June amendments add a $1 million grant and a fund for its $7 fee
The amendment worksheet and the June 18 minutes do not name the grant behind the $1,000,000 increase.
Farr West: minutes records, carryover budget and amendments →
Farr West minutes state the tax rate two ways and record a 4-1 fee vote as unanimous
The minutes of Farr West's June 18, 2026 council meeting, approved Aug. 6 with no recorded corrections, state the certified tax rate two different ways and record a fee-schedule vote with one no as passing unanimously.
Farr West's budget draws $2.9 million of carryover, sends $2 million to capital projects
The fiscal 2026-27 final budget worksheet funds the general fund partly with $2.9 million of carryover and moves $2 million to the capital project fund. The council approved a public works facility change order the same night; the minutes give no amount.
Farr West's June amendments add a $1 million grant and a fund for its $7 fee
Adjustments to Farr West's fiscal 2025-26 budget, approved June 18, raised budgeted grants by $1 million, set up a budget for the transportation utility fee fund and moved $100,000 for plow truck equipment.
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