MENDOTA – The Mendota City Council meeting on Monday night voted to accept the fiscal year 2024 General Fund Budget of $8,168,000. This will lead to a projected surplus of over $200,000. In other business, returning alderman John Hessenberger, John Holland, Jay Miller and Mark Peasley were sworn in for another term. Appointed to treasurer was Rob Letterly.
A new business will be taking over a motorcycle shop on 7th Avenue in Mendota. A $45,000 revolving fund loan was granted to Andy Krause, Jason Hoehn, and Joe Steghauer for seven years at 5% interest. The three plan to keep the business a motorcycle shop.
Police Chief Gregory Kellen announced the second of two Dodge Durangos will be delivered to the department soon, and requested $41,009 from the state drug fund to pay for the new SUV. Kellen stressed that the money for the new vehicles has not come from city taxpayer dollars.