The Hurricane City Council meeting of October 6 was called to order by Recorder Linda Gibson in the absence of Mayor Scott Edwards. City Manager Andy Skidmore was also absent.

The meeting, while short, was not without significant business. Council held the first reading of an ordinance to annex the property which once was the home to the Fairview Trailer Park. The parcel, also known as the Atkinson Property, is located just to the eastern…