By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the May 27 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers approved Resolution 25-24, authorizing the closure of Iowa Highway 44 and other city streets at certain times during Panorama Days, Aug. 1-3.
City Administrator Lisa Grossman updated the council on the city’s plans to purchase a new skid loader.
“Our budget, we were looking around $60,000, and they are going to give us $15,200 for our trade-in,” Grossman said. “With everything, it came to about $64,500 with our trade-in.”
As part of the Consent Items, the council approved a retail liquor license renewal for Local Liquor.
Grossman reported that no citizens had preregistered to address the council on any matters during the Public Forum portion of the meeting.
Grossman explained that the city’s brush facility is now open, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, seven days a week. She reported that some violations of allowed usage have already been caught on camera.
The next regular meeting is set for Monday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Interested persons may attend in person or electronically by visiting the website https://meet.goto.com/cityofpanora or by phone 1-312-757-3121 (Access Code 295-099-701, Audio PIN 220#).