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Mayor Moore demands plan to resurface West South Street and vows staff accountability
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Summary
At the Feb. 24 Kewanee City Council meeting Mayor Moore called for a concrete plan and schedule to resurface and stripe West South Street and said city employees will be held to higher performance standards; he also acknowledged a local teacher’s Golden Apple nomination.
Mayor Moore told the Kewanee City Council on Feb. 24 that he wants a definitive plan for resurfacing and striping West South Street and said he will hold city employees to higher standards.
Moore, speaking during mayoral communications, said he has faced criticism but will “accept the blame, but I will not apologize,” and added, “I will not accept excuses. I want to see results.” He asked staff for a timeline so residents can be given a clear answer about when resurfacing and striping will occur and singled out W. 6th Street as another thoroughfare still drawing complaints.
The request was framed as an actionable direction to staff rather than a formal motion; no vote was recorded on the street plan during the meeting. City Manager Gary Bradley was listed as present on the meeting roster and would be the typical recipient of such direction, but the transcript does not record a response or a staff timeline at this session.
Moore also used his communications slot to note recent local sports results and to recognize Kendra Callahan, an agriculture teacher at Kewanee High School, as a Golden Apple Award finalist.
The council did not return a formal response or set a deadline for the requested street plan at this meeting. The next procedural step appears to be staff preparing the plan and bringing dates or a schedule to a future meeting for council review.