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THE KEOKUK CITY COUNCIL MET THURSDAY EVENING IN CITY COUNCIL

CHAMBERS. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD FOR THE PAVING OF A

RUNWAY AT THE KEOKUK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN WHICH AFTERWARDS

THE COUNCIL APPROVED ILLOWA INVESTMENTS OF BLUEGRASS,IOWA

FOR THE PAVEMENT AND REMARKING AT THE AIRPORT AT A COST OF

347 THOUSAND 484 DOLLARS IN WHICH 90 PERCENT WILL BE PAID FOR

BY THE FAA AND 10 PERCENT LOCALLY.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING MEYERS DRIVEWAY

AND SEPTIC SERVICE OF KEOKUK THE CONTRACT OF JUST OVER 40

THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ASPHALT REMOVAL AND RESURFACING

THE KEOKUK POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT. THE COUNCIL ON A 5-1

VOTE APPROVED A TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN SALARIES FOR NON UNION

PERSONEL. THE COUNCIL APPROVED. THE CONTRACTS FOR COMPLETION

FOR THE 2008 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ON SECOND STREET FROM

BANK TO CARROLL AND NORTH 15TH FROM FULTON TO ORLEANS, THE

MISSOURI AVENUE PROJECT.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE CIGARETTE PERMIT FOR THE

TEE PEE LOUNGE, CASEY’S, WAL-MART, BECKS, KEOKUK SPIRITS, HY-VEE,

HY-VEE GAS, MURPHY OIL, SITE’S, COUNTY MARKET AND WALGREENS.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED FOR SHOEMAKER AND HAALAND OF KEOKUK

FOR THE LEVEE CERTIFACATION INSPECTION SERVICE PROJECT AT A

AMOUNT OF 28 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH ROQUETTE AMERICA PAYING

HALF THE AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE

APPLICATIONS FOR A CLASS B ONE DAY BEER PERMIT FOR CONN

COMMUNICATIONS, A CLASS C SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE FOR LUDS

BARBEQUE, A CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE HAWKEYE

RESTAURANT AND A CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE COYOTE BAR.

AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN HANAN TO

THE BUILDING AND HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEAL BOARD TO FILL

A UNEXPIRED TERM OF LUTIE BENDER DUE TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 19TH.

DURING THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP TIM OSWALD TALKED TO THE COUNCIL

THE BOND ISSUES FOR THE CITY OF KEOKUK AND HOW THEY ARE DOING.

TIM PEEVLER TALKED TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT 5 RESIDENCE OF FAIRWAY

DRIVE WANTING TO BE CONNECTED TO THE SEWER. THAT PART OF TOWN

NEAR THE COUNTRY CLUB DOES NOT HAVE SEWER SERVICE AND THE

LINES WOULD BE CONNECTED TO A EXISTING LIFT STATION BEHIND THE

COUNTRY CLUB. THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT A PROJECT FOR

CONSTRUCTION OF A PRACTICE FIELD FOR SOFTBALL AT JOYCE PARK..

SEVEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE GRAND AVENUE SEWER PROJECT

WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A BID COMING UP

PAM BROOMHALL TALKED ABOUT THE ENCROACHMENT PERMITS. THE

COUNCIL TALKED ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE GARBAGE PICKUPS IN THE

ALLEYS WITH THE CANS PLACED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ALLEY.

THERE IS ALSO WORK BEING DONE ON THE EAGLES BUILDING IN A 750

THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT. THERE IS ALSO TALK ABOUT HIRING

A CREW FROM THE IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY FOR JOBS AROUND THE

CITY AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR GERALD MOUGHLER TALKED ABOUT

THE RECENT RAINS DAMAGING STREETS AND SEWERS.