City Council approves zoning changes for five Nome blocks

 
The Nome Planning Commission passed an ordinance Aug. 30 to rezone portions of blocks 109, 110, 125, 126, and 127 from general use to commercial use.
The ordinance then passed to the city council, who allowed for a public hearing on this piece of business during their regular meeting.
All of the public comments came from the Council and City Manager Tom Moran, who explained that spot rezoning is illegal, so the Planning Commission had to include additional blocks other than Sen. Donny Ols