Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Mayor Moore Talks the October 15th Council Meeting

Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to discuss the October 15, 2024, city council meeting. The Kewanee Police Department swore in a new Sergeant among their ranks at the beginning of the meeting. Kellen Daniels was promoted to Sergeant Daniels after years of dedication to the Kewanee Police Department and the Black Hawk Area Task Force. Congratulations, Sergeant Daniels. Sergeant Daniels was 21 years old when he was sworn into the Kewanee Police Department in 2019 and was previously an officer in the Galva Police Department. The council approved all agenda items. Chenoweth Construction was approved to complete the construction of a new shelter house and pavilion at Francis Park. The council indicated to City Manager Gary Bradley that they prefer the name of the industrial park on Kentville Road to be "Kewanee Industrial Park" and the street to be named after Benny Kuster.  FEMA and the Small Business Administration gave a presentation to the city council regarding the services they provide to survivors of areas declared disaster areas. The council discussed at length how to approach the issue of the almost $200,000 water bill that is owed to the City of Kewanee for the three trailer parks in Kewanee. The mayor and council members indicated they don't think the taxpayers should pay any entity's water bill. City Manager Gary Bradley said the only reason they haven't shut off the water supply is because there are residents living in the trailer parks who are paying rent, water, and trash. There will be a discussion item on the agenda for the first meeting of each month to discuss options for the trailer parks. The city has legal options to clean up the properties and foreclose on those properties if necessary to help the residents living in limbo while the properties continuously change hands.