Kewaneeans will now be permitted to hold no more than five yard sales a year, under an ordinance approved Monday by the City Council. The ordinance allows yard sales “in all residential districts,” but limits residents to three sales per year, as well as sales during the “More on 34” promotion and Hog Days.
“Each sale shall not last more than three days per sale,” the ordinance says, and sales may not be held on city right-of-way. Signs may only be posted at the sale site.
The ordinance also stipulates that “All items for sale, tables, signs, racks and any other items used to display items or advertise the…sale shall be removed from view from neighboring properties immediately after the sale has ended.”
Also Monday:
— Grace Clucas, a fifth-grade teacher at Visitation Catholic School, reported on her efforts this summer to increase awareness of programs helping people get online. Clucas said there are federal grant programs to help low and moderate-income people pay for internet service, and purchase computer equipment, but “The word is not very much out there” on the programs.
— The council approved the purchase of a used sewer inspection camera for $173,652. Public Works Director Kevin Newton said the camera, which includes software and accessories, is only a year old and is in excellent condition. The system is used “to evaluate sewer mains and laterals” and “is vital to diagnosis issues” in sewer lines, Newton wrote in a report to the council. Comparable new cameras, Newton wrote, can cost from $225,000 to $300,000.
— Jessica Fornander was appointed to the Commission on Human Relations.
— The council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Henry and Stark County Health Department to provide mental health response services. The services will be paid for from a grant the police department has obtained, said Kewanee Police Chief Nicholas Welgat.
