City of Blockton

06/02/2026

The regular meeting of the Blockton City Council was held at the Community Hall on Monday, June 1, 2026. Mayor Drexal Wall called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Present: Council Members Richard Brown, John Cavin, Linda Green, Steve Henson, Tina Maxson and City Clerk Deb Drake.

Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin to approve the minutes of the last meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report: A motion was made by Henson and seconded by Maxson to approve the Financial Report as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

The following bills were presented:
GRM 98.68
Alliant for April 726.94
SIRWA 138.00
Frank Dunn Co 560.00
Amazon potluck supplies 214.16
Hawn Sanitation 982.40
IMWCA work comp ins 2302.00
Iowa Prison Industries fire station sign 366.6
Visa cleaning supplies, instant ink, stamps 213.08
Donna Melvin potluck food 303.81
A motion was made by Green and seconded by Maxson to approve and pay the bills as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

Correspondence:
The council meeting for July has been moved to Tuesday, July 7th.
LP Contract: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Henson to accept the contract from Agriland for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Ambulance: No calls

Fire Department: No calls

Cemetery: Our thanks to everyone who helped to keep and make Rose Hill Cemetery well kept and beautiful for the Memorial Day Weekend.

Maintenance Director/Streets: Mayor Wall will reach out to Lee in regards to work required to unplug the drain tubes. He will also talk to Lee regarding the amount of rock will be required to fix the streets after the rain storm last month.

Nuisance Properties:

Parks: the work on the shelter is almost complete.

Garbage:

Community Hall: the loose shingles on the west side of the roof have been securely fastened down.

A motion to adjourn was made by Henson and seconded by Brown. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.

05/15/2026

Thank you to our Firefighters who purchased and installed the new sign at the Fire Station. We appreciate you all so much!

05/06/2026

PLEASE ABIDE BY THE RULES POSTED AT THE CITY BRUSH DUMP! This is to be used ONLY for brush, limbs, leaves , etc. Your recycle material should be disposed of in the large recycle bin at the corner of Division and King St. Garbage is to be disposed of weekly in your garbage cans or during City Wide Clean Up which is May 11th-15th.

Thank you for your cooperation,
Deb Drake
City Clerk

05/05/2026

The regular meeting of the Blockton City Council was held at the Community Hall on Monday, May 4th, 2026. Mayor Drexal Wall called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Present: Council Members Richard Brown, John Cavin, Tina Maxson and City Clerk Deb Drake. Present via phone-in was Steve Henson. Linda Green was absent.

Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Cavin and seconded by Brown. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Maxson to approve the minutes of the last meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Henson to approve the Financial Report as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

The following bills were presented:
GRM 98.32
Alliant for March 774.71
SIRWA 183.16
Kelly Tire 537.47
Napa Auto 24.99
Hawn Sanitation 982.40
Troutwine Lawn Care 900.00
Record News – fish fry ad 81.25
Visa-Potluck, Firestation 189.34
HyVee – fish fry 194.75
New Coop – fish fry LP 47.64
Shirley Molt – fish fry food 230.24
Bedford Times – fish fry ad 72.00
Donna Melvin – potluck food/supplies 202.49
Dollar General – potluck supplies 23.75


A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin to approve and pay the bills as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

Correspondence:
The city received one bid for the hay land rent. The bid was from Selina O’Connor in the amount of $300.
Motion was made by Cavin and seconded by Brown to accept and approve the bid. Motion carried unanimously.

Ambulance: No calls

Fire Department: We received three calls in April for grass fires.
The new LED light bar has been received.

Cemetery: discussion regarding the recent vandalism of the grounds at Cemetery. Consideration was given to placing trail cams in the area.

Maintenance Director/Streets: Mayor Wall will reach out to Lee in regards to work required to unplug the drain tubes by the Post Office and Community Building.

Nuisance Properties: More letters will be sent this month.

Mention was made regarding the trash that has been intentionally left at the Brush Dump. This is only a Brush Dump, not a landfill. Please do not put your trash here.

Parks:
We are working to schedule a couple of days to power wash and paint the Caboose. Please reach out if you would like to volunteer your time or supplies for this project.

Garbage: Town Wide Clean Up is schedule for May 11-15, 2026.

Community Hall:

A motion to adjourn was made by Cavin and seconded by Maxson. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m.

05/02/2026

Ok peeps who is being disrespectful to our Blockton cemetery??? Loved ones are buried here why tear up cemetery land? Come on don’t you have loved ones here too? I am disappointed in whoever it is 🥺 I pray for whoever to gain respect 🙏🏻

04/21/2026

A special meeting of the Blockton City Council was held at the Community Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.

Mayor Drexal Wall called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Present: Council Members Richard Brown, John Cavin, Linda Green, Steve Henson, Tina Maxson and City Clerk Deb Drake.

Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Cavin and seconded by Brown. Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Henson to approved the minutes from the two meetings held on April 6th, 2026. Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution 26-4 approving the proposed budget for FY 2027:
Motion was made by Cavin and seconded by Henson to pass Resolution 26-4 approving the proposed budget.
Roll call vote: Brown Aye, Cavin Aye, Green Aye, Henson Aye, Maxson Aye. Motion approved unanimously.

A motion to adjourn was made by Brown and seconded by Henson Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

04/07/2026

The regular meeting of the Blockton City Council was held at the Community Hall on Monday, April 6th, 2026. Mayor Drexal Wall called the meeting to order at 7:11 pm.
Present: Council Members Richard Brown, John Cavin, Linda Green, Steve Henson, Tina Maxson and City Clerk Deb Drake. Also present was Lee Pearce.

Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Brown and seconded by Henson. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes: A motion was made by Green and seconded by Henson to approve the minutes of the last meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Green to approve the Financial Report as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

The following bills were presented:
GRM 97.87
Alliant for Feb 778.13
SIRWA 118.00
Taylor Co Public Health – CPR Course 70.00
Agriland 1470.53
Crypt Keeper Cemetery Software 120.00
Hawn Sanitation 996.60
Newton Overhead Doors 140.69
Kelly Tire – battery for red ford truck 229.95
LED Outfitters – light bar for truck 843.93
American Legion – flags 1038.76
Napa parts for fire truck 30.93
Sheridan Express – ad for fish fry 50.00
Donna Melvin – potluck food/supplies 252.77
State Auditor – Audit fee 550.00
Card Services Potluck food and supplies 48.43

A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin to approve and pay the bills as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

Correspondence:
Review Budget for FY 27.
Set Special Meeting to Adopt City Budget for April 20th, 2026 at 7:00 pm.

Ambulance: We received one call, however it was determined that our assistance was not needed after all.

Fire Department: Three calls in March
ICAP approved our grant request for funds to help purchase a new light bar for the Fire Pickup.

Cemetery:

Maintenance Director/Streets: Lee Pearce spoke regarding the issue of broken/leaning signs in the City.
We have several signs that need replaced due the persistent high winds, the heaviness of the signs themselves and the less than substantial poles they are mounted on.
Since Taylor County has replaced numerous signs in the county, Lee is going to ask if those sign posts would be available to us for free or reduced cost. If they are, then it’s possible that we could install the new posts and still use the existing signs.

Nuisance Properties: Letters have been sent.

Parks: TCEF approved our grant request for funds to help with the repairs and painting at the Park Shelter/Concession Buildings and Picnic Tables. Work will begin by Tim Saville later this Spring.

Discussion regarding the purchase of paint and supplies so that the Caboose in the Park could be painted this Summer. We are going to see if the Iowa Paint/PPG grant is still available to help with cost.

Garbage: Town Wide Clean Up is schedule for May 11-15, 2026.

Community Hall:
TCEF approved our grant request for funds to help purchase new flags to be flown at the Freedom Rock and at the Highway.

A motion to adjourn was made by Cavin and seconded by Brown. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

A special meeting of the Blockton City Council was held at the Community Hall on Monday, April 6, 2026.

Mayor Drexal Wall called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Council Members Richard Brown, John Cavin, Linda Green, Steve Henson, Tina Maxson and City Clerk Deb Drake.

Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin. Motion carried unanimously.

Public Hearing regarding the City of Blockton’s Proposed Property Tax Levy for FY 27 Budget:
No written or spoken objections to the proposed levy were received.

A motion to adjourn was made by Brown and seconded by Cavin. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.




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City Clerk Mayor

04/04/2026

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