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After the meeting Recap · Town Council

June 16, 2026 Regular Council Meeting — Recap

What the Council did on each agenda item, with the recorded votes.

The June 16, 2026 Regular Council meeting — what the Council did on each agenda item, with the recorded votes. Vote details below are taken from the meeting recording.

Workshop (6:30 PM) — Hungerford Planned Redevelopment District overview

What happened. The workshop proceeded as a discussion of the H-PRD. No votes are taken at a workshop, and none were.

Ordinance 2026-4 — Water & Sewer Capacity Fees (second reading, public hearing)

What happened. Adopted on second reading, 5–0. The fee amount left blank in the published reading was set to Option B — the higher of the two schedules, roughly $7,060 combined per ERC. Moved by Thomas, seconded by Randolph; voting aye: Critton, Thomas, Mack, Jordan, Randolph.

Deputy Chief salary reallocation (personnel / budget)

What happened. Approved 5–0; the full $69,000 was reallocated. Mayor Critton stated that the Deputy Chief position will be kept frozen through the coming budget cycle, so the salary increases are funded by the vacancy savings without an additional appropriation.

Resolution 2026-30 — CRA board appointment

What happened. The seat went to Ms. Greyhouse, who was added at the meeting rather than listed on the agenda; an application from her was not in the meeting record at the time. She was recognized to address the board, and the board then appointed her by motion (moved by Randolph, seconded by Thomas), 5–0.

Resolution 2026-31 — Hungerford development consultant

What happened. Failed, 1–4 — Randolph the only aye. The item had been carried over from the prior meeting.

Resolution 2026-32 — data center community engagement

What happened. Did not pass. Randolph moved and Mack seconded; during discussion, and after a citizen raised the point, the attorney confirmed that a resolution cannot compel a private business to disclose information. The second and the motion were both withdrawn, and with no further motion the item died.

Resolution 2026-33 — Development Review Committee

What happened. Tabled, 5–0 — moved to table by Randolph, seconded by Mack.

Resolution 2026-37 — endorsement of the PEC / SPLC lawsuit

What happened. Failed, 2–3. Mack, Critton, and Thomas voted no. Randolph and Jordan were recorded as ayes: later in the meeting, Randolph confirmed her vote was aye, saying she had been distracted when it was taken, and the attorney stated that Jordan — who did not cast a vote — was counted as an aye on the basis that silence on a vote is recorded as a yes. The resolution did not pass.

Of the three Hungerford-related resolutions on the agenda, none advanced: 2026-31 failed, 2026-33 was tabled, and 2026-37 failed.


Sources. Meeting recording · June 16 Regular Meeting packet