City set to allow extension

The Sisters City Council reviewed the wording of a code change that would allow a 90-day extension to 180-day temporary operating permits.

The council agreed in a Thursday-morning workshop to the wording proposed by City Manager Eileen Stein.

It is anticipated that the council will approve the code change at their January 26 council meeting, and then approve Ky Karnecki's request for a 90-day extension.

This should allow Karnecki to re-open his shuttered Wild Mountain mushroom and jerky stand immediately, operating the stand on the days that best fit his market. Karnecki can then apply for a 120-day temporary operating permit that should carry him through his prime summer season.

In the meantime, the planning commission and then the council intends to review and approve a new set of guidelines for temporary business licenses as part of a previously planned "mini" code revision.