It is my opinion that most probably I will be getting a recommendation from my mayor pro tem (today),

He knows me, so he'll probably know what I'm up to, but I've matured a lot since I went pro,

Keokuk has been a melting pot of many religions and ethnic groups, ... We also have had a unique relationship with the Latter-day Saints. On their way to Salt Lake City, they gathered supplies and stayed here. They were responsible for much of the surveying and work on the streets in our town.

We will be losing families who have contributed to our communities, ... We will be losing part of our economic welfare, but we will continue to attempt to bolster our community in ways that will make us successful.

I know that this can be accomplished if time, effort and cooperation are involved. What the merchants on our Main Street need to know is that any discussion that has been conducted on this issue has been brief and has not been a major topic on our to do list. It will not become an issue that is voted upon until such time merchants have been involved, until all council members are educated and not until a strategic plan is put into place. This may take many months,

I know full well that the discussion on this issue and any passage of any type of ordinance will take months of discussion and massaging in order to meet the needs of our merchants. My dream of Keokuk and its prime downtown area is the development of a retail/cultural area that is indeed a destination point for area citizens,