City sticks with Sweet Grass Port Authority agreement

During the City Council meeting on Nov. 2, Big Timber Mayor Justin Ferguson held the power to decide whether the city would withdraw from the Regional Port Authority Agreement or not. Councilmen Jeff Davis and Mike Duval wanted to leave while Councilman Leonard Woehler and Councilwoman Kerri Baird voted to stay.“It’s two to two,” Ferguson said after calling for a vote on approving the withdrawal. “It’s up to me.”Before casting his vote, Ferguson told the Council that he hadn’t heard from many residents who had a positive view of the Port Authority.“The public comment I’ve received is from old men at coffee tables,” he explained. “Nobody that I’ve talked to is for it.”As Ferguson continued to share information prior to his vote, it started to feel like withdrawal was imminent.

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