Zoning, parks and more at City Council

At the final Malta City Council meeting, held last week, an update on the gopher problems in city parks, a change in how zoning permits will be handled in the future and a report from the Parks and Recreation Board were all presented to council members.

A change in the way which the City of Malta will deal with building permits, as there is no longer a certified City Building Inspector on staff, was decided upon at a previous City Council Meeting. Mayor Shyla Jones said that in the past, zoning permits were based on a percentage of the building project. She said County Attorney Dan O’Bri...