The City of Hiawatha in Northeast Kansas was founded in 1857. City Officials include Mayor Bill Collins and Commissioners Brian Shefferd, Evans Woehlecke, Becky Shamburg and Dave Middendorf. The Interim
The Hiawatha City Commission held a regular session on Monday evening at the Hiawatha City Hall, where the group agreed to a pair of projects to repair roads inside the
While the Hiawatha City Commission voted to adopt an ordinance establishing a city land bank just a few moments prior, the appointment of trustees will wait at least another two weeks, as a split vote nixed the immediate selection of the presented candidates.
Commissioner Toni Hull stated clearly that she would vote against the list, as she felt the commission lacked input into how the group was comprised. Hull said that it is the commissionâs job to appoint trustees, and felt that the list did not reflect that. Mayor Bill Collins said that he had presented several names for the list and was told that they did not meet the qualifications outlined as experts. Hull and Collins both commented that they did not like the language used in the definition of expert, and both also noted that no realtors were included.