SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan's city council will decide exactly how many aldermen the city will have next year at tonight's meeting.
The committee of the whole voted August 23rd to narrowly recommend that the city toss out a proposed reduction of aldermen from 16 to 10. That measure passed on a vote of 8 to 7, but would need a 2/3rds majority of the vote to be approved. City attorney Charles Adams told the council that if they vote for the change back to 16, and it's challenged, residents could be voting in April on how many aldermen they want to have and for their terms of office at the same time they're electing the aldermen.
Also on the agenda tonight is a proposal to do some needed repairs at the beaches at both King Park and Deland Park. The city has long been dealing with sand blowing up out of the beaches and into the streets, where it clogs up storm sewers and makes a mess of the roads. The city is looking to plant dune grasses and put in other features to help keep the sand in place, and also will be doing other restorative work to keep the beaches in good condition.
Tonight's meeting starts at 6 pm.