Galesburg City Manager Eric Hanson joined Galesburg’s Morning News on Monday, May 4, to preview the evening’s City Council agenda. The Council meets at 6 p.m. at Galesburg City Hall. Listen to the full interview below.
Topics covered in this interview:
- Letter Carriers Food Drive Day proclamation — Saturday, May 9. Leave non-perishable food near your mailbox. Galesburg ranks second only to Chicago in participation.
- Food Truck Fridays — new monthly event, second Friday of each month, May through September, Parking Lot H on Simmons Street
- Cedar Creek liquor license surrender — inventory drops from 27 to 26 Class A-1 licenses
- Annual disposal of obsolete city equipment via Purple Wave auctions — bicycles in working order to be donated this year
- Sidewalk replacement bid — $88,552.90 from Miller and Son Construction, work begins this summer
- Ten-property demolition contract — $214,240 to N.E. Finch Company, work begins June
- Maple Avenue fire station demolition — $94,680 to D&T Demolition, new contract after previous contractor walked away
- Sibley Underpass storm water pump maintenance agreement with IDOT — new 10-year agreement, 50/50 cost split
- Oquawka water transmission main — 31-mile pipeline from 1958, $35,300 engineering agreement for phased inspection plan
The Council meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday at Galesburg City Hall. Click here for the agenda.