MT. STERLING, IOWA -- It is the end of an era in southeast Iowa as one of the areas cities passed a resolution Wednesday evening to discontinue operations.
The City of Mount Sterling, Iowa is over 100 years old, has about 40 residents, and as of Wednesday evening, is in the process of not being a city anymore.
The reason Mount Sterling headed down this path was that no one within the town came forward to run for mayor or city council in the upcoming election; therefore the council passed a resolution of discontinuance, which means that the city will not technically exist anymore.
Mayor Tom Allen told KTVO that the passing or the resolution starts a 30-day window where any resident can still call for a special election, but at the end of the 30-days, Iowa’s Community Development Board will take over the city’s treasury for six months, while Van Buren County would be responsible for the governance of Mount Sterling.
Allen says that no residents of the city were at the meeting. Those attending were Allen, members of the city council, RUSS Executive Director Bruce Hudson and Van Buren County Supervisor Marvin Phillips.
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