Las Animas City Council considers Model Traffic Code Feb. 25

The City of Las Animas posted a news entry dated Feb. 25, 2026 titled “Special Call Meeting” with the line “MTC to be considered,” signaling the council took a formal step toward consideration of the Model Traffic Code. A separate city post dated March 2, 2026 appears under the headline “PUBLIC HEARING” with the single-word entry “MTC,” indicating the matter remained on the city feed into March.

City materials include the exact phrasing “Special Call Meeting” and “MTC to be considered” but do not include meeting times, locations, agenda text, or a copy of the proposed Model Traffic Code. The original public‑notice language provided to reporters reads in full: “The City of Las Animas published a news/public‑notice entry dated Feb. 25, 2026, announcing a Special Call Meeting of the Las Animas City Council. The published notice indicated the meeting would consider adoption of the Model Traffic Code (MTC) for use by the newly formed Las” — the sentence is truncated in the posted text and the remainder of the clause is not available on the city feed.

Because the city feed shows both the Feb. 25 posting and the March 2 “PUBLIC HEARING” entry, the procedural status of the MTC item is unclear from posted materials. The available excerpts do not state whether the Feb. 25 notice was the posting date only, whether a meeting was held that day, whether a vote occurred, or whether March 2 is a separate public hearing step. City documents needed to clarify next steps — full posted notices, agendas, packet materials, draft ordinance language, and minutes for Feb. 25 and March 2 — are not present in the excerpts supplied.

The city feed also lists other recent municipal items that provide calendar context: a Feb. 6, 2026 post titled “## City Rec Committee To Meet” notes “The monthly meeting of the Las Animas Rec Committee to be held February 19.” A Jan. 28, 2026 entry headlined “## LAES To Welcome Community Partners” carries the subtext “City Council Members to tour Las Animas Elementary School.” A Jan. 27, 2026 post titled “## The Las Animas-Bent County Airport Commission” shows the subtext “Agenda for Airport Commission Meeting.” Those posts appear on the same municipal news feed as the MTC notices.

Local coverage and calendar material from The Prowers Journal during late February 2026 provide contemporaneous community items but do not confirm council action on the MTC. The Prowers Journal snapshot lists sponsors including Tavern 1301, PEP, Prowers Medical Center, Frontier Bank, lamar light and power, and Golden Plains Insurance, and carries obituaries dated Feb. 21 to Feb. 25, 2026 — specifically Patricia Laura (Sigwith) Kuban – July 14, 1958 – February 25, 2026; Robert William “Bob” Emick – February 6, 1931 – February 24, 2026; Terry Lynn Voss – October 17, 1961 – February 24, 2026; and Marvin “Preach” Carpenter – May 22, 1958 – February 21, 2026.

City of Las Animas postings make clear the Model Traffic Code matter is on the municipal record, but essential details remain missing from the public feed. Residents and stakeholders seeking confirmation or the full text of the MTC should request the Feb. 25 public notice, the March 2 public hearing notice, and any associated agenda packets or minutes from the Las Animas City Clerk so the community can track whether the council adopts or amends local traffic regulations.