Peosta Mayor Larry Mescher resigned Monday as a result of a heated City Council meeting on October 8th followed by terse emails from Mescher stating he planned to resign. Peosta City Council members had the choice between accepting Mescher’s resignation as mayor or backing a request by him to continue serving. They chose the former, ending a nearly six-year tenure in the position and prompting him to rush out of the specially scheduled council work session Monday night. Council members have two options to fill the vacancy. They can hold a special election, though the soonest one that could be held would be March 3. Or, they can appoint someone to serve the remaining two years of Mescher’s term. If they opt to go that route, residents still would have 60 days to petition for a special election to be held instead.
