The Jefferson City Council met Tuesday night in regular session.

The meeting started with six residents who spoke in open forum against the proposed rental housing project with Kading Properties in the Greene County Development Corporation East Business Park on south Highway 30, along Gallup Road. The main concerns that were voiced included the kinds of people that would not contribute positively to the city of Jefferson, having no demand for more housing when Jefferson is losing population, using cheap construction materials, circulating a petition against the project with 114 that signed and another 107 written comments, and giving too many handouts. There was one person who spoke in favor and that was GCDC President Sid Jones. He said the land was given to Kading Properties for free and how building an access road would help other industries like American Athletic Incorporated/Spaulding to expand to a loading dock and warehouse, as well as selling other industrial lots. The Council took no action following all of the comments.

Next, the Council tabled the second reading to amend an ordinance for water service lines. Council member Darren Jackson wanted to send the amendment back to the water committee to consider having the city pay for a water service line up to one-inch and then the customer would pay the difference if they wanted a large water line. The Council then approved the first reading to amend an ordinance about zero lot line structures for duplexes that want to be sold as separate units, but share a wall on the same lot. They also approved the first reading to amend another ordinance for infill site development as presented and tabled the first reading to amend an ordinance about fencing material and sending that back to committee to consider corrugated material. 

The Council also approved the resolution for the preliminary and final plat to divide one plat into eight lots for the water tower housing project, along with approving purchasing two police patrol vehicles for about $140,000. They also approved the first change order for the airport hangar project of $445,001, the eighth pay estimate of $541,133 for the wastewater treatment plant improvement project, the second change order of $3,137 for the city hall entrance project and the fourth pay estimate of $7,172 for the same project.