By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
At the March 24 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers discussed setting a date and fees for the annual citywide cleanup. The council voted to set the fee at $29 with additional fees for certain specific items. The date will be Friday, June 13. More information on sign-up and fees will be forthcoming.
A public hearing was held regarding the city’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget. No citizens attended, and the council reported hearing no specific input from citizens, so the hearing was promptly closed, and the council then voted to approve the budget as proposed.
City Administrator Lisa Grossman addressed the council regarding the proposed Resolution 25-13, approving a local match for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program for the Panora Utility Resiliency Project.
“This is in regards to the grant that would put electric utilities underground,” Grossman said. “The federal government has all but canceled the ‘Bricks’ program, so what the State has decided is to run this under their Hazard Mitigation program, so we’re going to submit all the paperwork under that program.”
Grossman also pointed out that the city’s matching funds would actually be lower under the Hazard Mitigation program. The council approved the plan.
Grossman read aloud a brief written request from Mary Dorsett for the city to consider designating Halloween as the official date for trick-or-treating each year. No action was taken at this time.
The next regular meeting of the council will be Monday, April 28 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#).