By Casey Jarmes | The News-Review
SIGOURNEY – During the Dec. 17 meeting of the Sigourney City Council, newly elected council members Jesse Hannam, David Goldman and Larry Chmelar were sworn in. These new council members take the seats previously held by Stephani Lentz, who lost reelection, Adam Clark, who did not run for reelection, and Gary Iosbaker, who was elected mayor, respectively.
Also at the Wednesday meeting, the council approved a $308,500 bid from TanksCo to rehabilitate the water tower. The company will sandblast the interior of the tower and paint both the inside and outside of the tower in late spring or early summer 2026. Matt Walker from French-Reneker-Associates stated that he had reached out to communities who had worked with TanksCo; the only one to respond was Waverly, who had nothing bad to say about the Texas-based company. Walker stated he had heard that TanksCo worked long hours and were efficent, which is good, considering concerns about the water tower being offline during the project.
This was the last meeting of retiring Sigourney Mayor Jimmy Morlan, who was elected in 2021. Morlan thanked the city employees and council at the end of the meeting. “Our council gets along very well, and I’ve always appreciated that. That’s not true in a lot of councils. Thank you for your service, thank you for everything you do,” said Morlan.
