The New Sharon City Council has a new member. Wednesday night (1/16), the Council appointed Leslie Van Wyk to fill the open seat on the Council. That vacancy was created when Mayor Dustin Hite was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives last November…and then-Council member Keri Lamberson was appointed Mayor. Van Wyk tells the No Coast Network what she would like to accomplish as a member of the City Council.
“I would really like to focus on some of our secondary roads, making sure that those get prepared the way that they need to get prepared. Also, I would like to see some emphasis on our sidewalk system here in New Sharon because there are some areas of town where the sidewalks are beat up or in some places, harder to get through.”
Van Wyk says she applied for the council seat because she wants to serve the community and wants New Sharon to grow while continuing to have its small town feeling. Van Wyk will be serving a three year term on the City Council.
