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Richland council: department updates, visitor’s guide ad, donation and tabled food-truck rules
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Richland City Council heard Public Works updates including a new flow meter and a retracted DNR violation, approved a quarter-page Keokuk County Visitor’s Guide ad, donated a city firearm to the Keokuk County Historical Society, and tabled discussion on food-truck permitting.
At its March 9 meeting the Richland City Council received department updates, approved a small advertising purchase, authorized a donation, and postponed discussion of food-truck permitting.
Public Works Supervisor Calder Bender reported the city’s new flow meter has been installed and is functioning; he said he added a solar panel to charge the meter and that new bleachers for the ball fields have been delivered but are not yet assembled. Affidavit operator Jason Rebling said he will order testing supplies soon and reported that ION is picking up lab samples successfully. According to the minutes, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) retracted a previously recorded minor violation after the city submitted proper documentation.
City Clerk Sarah Claeys told the council the city is still awaiting reimbursement from the DNR for a derelict-building grant. Claeys also noted mediation in the TN garbage-truck case is scheduled for March 23, with a follow-up hearing set for April 6 if mediation is unsuccessful.
On routine business, Council member Joe Adrian moved and Council member Cyndia Crafton seconded purchasing a quarter-page advertisement in the 2026 Keokuk County Visitor’s Guide; the motion passed on a 5–0 roll call vote. Council member Michael Hadley moved and Council member Steve Pfeifer seconded donating the city firearm to the Keokuk County Historical Society; that motion also passed 5–0.
The council briefly discussed a vacant lot at 121/123 N. Richland St but took no action. Council considered whether food trucks should require an application or permit; Council member Michael Hadley moved and Council member Cyndia Crafton seconded tabling the discussion, and the motion to table passed 5–0.
Mayor John Capps adjourned the meeting at 7:59 p.m.
