The Peosta City Council is divided on how to fill its vacant Mayoral position. During a heated city council meeting this week, Council Members Karen Lyons, Kathy Orr and Carla Reuter supported naming Lyons as the city’s new mayor. But the decision was met with heavy resistance from Council Members John Kraft and Gerry Hess, who support holding a special election. Lyons, Orr and Reuter argued that the position needs to be filled as soon as possible for the sake of city leadership. Council members are seeking to fill a vacancy created bydeparture of Larry Mescher. Mescher’s tenure with the city ended in October after council members refused to let him rescind an emailed resignation. Whoever fills the seat will serve out the remainder of Mescher’s term, which ends in November 2021.
