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Wake Up Tri-Counties Mayor Volkert Talks New Playground Equipment, Cemetery Cleanup, Warning for Tax Scams, and Grants for Trees
Episode 1711

Wake Up Tri-Counties Mayor Volkert Talks New Playground Equipment, Cemetery Cleanup, Warning for Tax Scams, and Grants for Trees

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February 11, 20268m 11s

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Show Notes

Galva Mayor Rich Volkert joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to discuss plans to replace playground equipment at Wiley Park, using funds from solar revenue, with city staff and volunteers slated to assist with installation this spring. The city council recently sold a surplus box truck for $1,550 and transferred ownership of a Northwest First Avenue property to a nearby resident. A new 20-year lease with Ameren will bring in $125,000 over its term for gas line use. Officials continue to evaluate options for a replacement street sweeper and remind residents about upcoming cemetery cleanup dates and the risks of tax-related scams. Grants were also discussed for maintaining and replanting the city’s trees.

Cemetery cleanup begins on March 29th. Items need to be removed from the cemetery before March 29th, and then things can be put back on after April 3rd.