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Kewanee council adopts public-comment ordinance, updates drug ordinance and approves property sale
Summary
Council codified public comment procedures, updated the city code to add prohibited modern drug paraphernalia, approved sale of a small parking lot at 309 N Main St., and approved appointments and proclamations.
At its May 13 meeting, the Kewanee City Council adopted several procedural and housekeeping measures including an ordinance to establish Section 30.18 on citizen participation, an update to Section 113.05 to add modern deleterious drugs and devices, and authorization to offer a city-owned parking lot at 309 N Main St. for sale via closed bid.
Councilmember Komnick moved to approve Bill 24-37, the citizen participation ordinance that formalizes time limits and bans abusive language; the council voted 5-0. Councilmember Komnick and Councilmember Baker moved and seconded passage of Bill 24-43 to amend the Sale of Deleterious Drugs ordinance; Police Chief Kijanowski clarified that the change adds items such as vaping devices that were not previously listed. That ordinance passed 5-0.
A motion to sell excess city real estate at 309 N Main St. passed 5-0; local business owner John Cernovich asked whether minimum prices for sold properties were used and how they were determined. City Manager Gary Bradley explained minimums commonly cover publication and transfer costs and are based on comparable square-foot pricing from recently sold adjacent property.
The council also approved administrative appointments to boards and commissions and issued proclamations recognizing Kewanee High School’s Band and Choir for a state championship, Arbor Day and National Public Works Week. The council announced a 15-day public-comment window for a PRICE grant application that would fund mobile home park infrastructure and replacement manufactured homes if awarded.
The meeting concluded with routine announcements about Memorial Day closures and a city-wide clean-up scheduled for June 1; the council adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
