New Logan council sworn in; Mark Anderson takes office as mayor and members preview bookshop, fairgrounds and right-of-way vacations
January 6, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Mark Anderson was sworn in as mayor with council members Ernesto López, Katie Lee-Koven and Melissa Dahle, and Mike Johnson led the council as chair. The council voted 5-0 to appropriate $65,126 in state and dispatch funds. Workshops previewed rezones to Neighborhood Center for a bookshop and a bakery-area lot near the fairgrounds, a vacation of the 900 North right-of-way and easement vacations at Cache Valley Marketplace.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 6 · Presentation
Police recognition awards
Discussed
Police Chief Jeff Simmons recognized local businesses, city staff and USU staff for support at the funerals of two Tremonton police officers who died in August 2025, presenting plaques to seven groups, including donated programs, traffic signs, shuttle buses and event coordination.
Appointment
2026 board and committee assignments
No action
Chair Mike Johnson presented proposed council assignments to boards and committees, and the council supported them; no motion or roll call is recorded.
Other
Open and Public Meetings Act training
Discussed
City Attorney Craig Carlston gave annual training covering 24-hour notice, specific agendas, limits on acting on non-agenda comments, and closed meetings, which require a quorum and a two-thirds vote and cannot approve ordinances, contracts or appointments.
Item 8 · Budget
Workshop: budget adjustments, Resolution 26-01
Discussed
Previewed $2,500 in donated funds for replacement glass on a police rescue vehicle, $2,500 for a Fire Training Facility storage container and $225,000 from UDOT for safety improvements at the 200 North railroad crossing. Public Works Director Paul Lindhardt said the whole crossing would be improved and a pedestrian crossing may be added on the north side.
- Grant$2,500
- Grant$2,500
- Grant$225,000 to UDOT
Item 9 · Zoning
Workshop: Future Bookshop rezone, Park Avenue at 400 South, Ordinance 26-01
Discussed
The owners asked to rezone 0.52 acres in the Woodruff Neighborhood from NR-6 to Neighborhood Center to turn a historic house into a small bookstore and coffee shop, with the front garage replaced by a patio and parking on the north side. Staff recommended approval although the future land use designation is Detached Residential, and the Planning Commission voted 5-0 on December 11. Council Member Dahle raised a blind corner at Park Avenue and 400 South. Chair Johnson said neighbors he spoke with mostly supported the project, with concerns about traffic and parking.
- Acres: 0.52
- Current zone → proposed: NR-6 → Neighborhood Center (NC)
- Planning Commission: recommended approval 5-0, December 11, 2025
Item 10 · Zoning
Workshop: Fairgrounds North rezone, South 400 West near the fairgrounds, Ordinance 26-02
Discussed
Alliance Acquisition LLC asked to rezone 0.26 acres in the Woodruff Neighborhood from MR-12 to Neighborhood Center so a 1920 house can become a small food business, near the fairgrounds, aquatic center and Logan High School. Staff recommended approval and the Planning Commission voted 5-0 on December 11. Council Member Simmonds asked about Neighborhood Center size limits; planner Russ Holley said 3,000 square feet of commercial space per parcel, or 5,000 with a conditional use permit, with no limit on the number of parcels.
- Applicant: Alliance Acquisition LLC
- Acres: 0.26
- Current zone → proposed: MR-12 → NC
- Planning Commission: recommended approval 5-0, December 11, 2025
Item 11 · Roads and utilities
Workshop: 900 North right-of-way vacation, Ordinance 26-03
Discussed
Lindhardt proposed vacating the 900 North right-of-way between 1000 West and 1100 West in the industrial district, dedicated in 2009 in the Cache Valley Electric subdivision, with ownership reverting half to the north and half to the south and a recorded cross-access easement preserving access. Adjacent uses include Costco, Gossner Foods, FedEx and Cache Valley Electric. The vacation lets the adjacent owner build closer to the road. Chair Johnson asked whether vacating a whole street for a setback encroachment was excessive; Lindhardt said the applicant chose vacation over a variance. Council Member López asked about fire access.
Item 12 · Roads and utilities
Workshop: electrical and public utility easement vacation at Cache Valley Marketplace, Ordinance 26-04
Discussed
Lindhardt said easements between 1400 North and 1250 North and Main Street and 200 East no longer match parcel lines and building locations, and all utilities have already been relocated.
Item 13 · Budget
Budget adjustments, Resolution 25-49 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council appropriated $5,000 from the state for firefighter peer support training and $60,126 in dispatch funds for 911 operations. Council Member Simmonds noted the dispatch allocation was about half of the previous year's; Finance Director Richard Anderson said grants are budgeted only once received and used for one-time expenses. Gail Hanson asked about domestic violence response training; Simmonds and Council Member Lee-Koven said police work with CAPSA, and Chief Simmons said Logan led the state in developing the Lethality Assessment Protocol.
- Grant$5,000 to State of Utah
- Grant$60,126
What residents said
Pipeline fault safeguardsResident inputClimate
Gail Hanson asked about engineering safeguards for a pipeline crossing a fault at Highway 89. Joshua Molitor urged officials to seek resident input. Patrick Belmont criticized the earlier decision to pursue additional fossil-fuel plants. Linda Johnson praised idle-free signs and trail maps.