Glasgow Town Council amended its town code regarding manufactured homes and approved its budget for the new year at its June 10 meeting.
The meeting started with a joint meeting of Town Council and the Planning Commission concerning repealing and replacing certain town codes.
Town Manager Allyson Finchum took the floor to explain the codes and the purposed changes.
An amendment was proposed to bring the chapter related to manufactured housing, chapter 18, consistent with current state regulations, to incorporate new definitions and standards into the code, to specify that multi-section manufactured homes are permitted in the R-1 and R-2 districts, to incorporate applicable provisions of chapter 17 into this chapter, and to eliminate apartments as a permitted use and manufactured home parks (trailer courts) as a conditional use.
Another amendment repealed chapter 17 on manufactured home and manufactured home parks. Applicable and updated regulations are included in chapter 18.
There were no public comments on the purposed changes. Finchum did assure those present that no single-wide mobile homes currently located in a trailer court will be required to relocate; however, if something should happen to the mobile home, such as a fire, the owner will be required to replace it with a double-wide manufactured home.
Town Council and Planning Commission members voted in favor of the changes.
Council then continued with a public hearing on the proposed budget and capital improvements program, including the proposed schedule of taxes and rates and fees for the 2025-2026 year.
The budget was $1,324,185 in both revenues and expenditures for the 2026 fiscal year that began July 1. There was no new tax increase.
Council approved the purposed budget and thanks and appreciation was extended to Finchum for her many hours of working on this.
In other business, it was reported that the Spring Vendor Event at the farmers market was very successful , and included 17 vendors, and food provided by the Glasgow Fire Department.
Council also discussed the situation with stray dogs creating havoc in parts of the town. They also expressed concern about someone shooting a gun in town. Law officers did respond to this situation.
