My name is Cordelia Logan, and I’m a sophomore transfer student at the University of Iowa studying journalism, literature, and anthropology.

When I was 18, there were no resources available for young adults who were trying to manage higher education with no parental support.

City parks department used concrete platforms as mounts for new benches. The leftover Herky on Parade statue bases have found new homes in the North Liberty parks. The city’s parks department used the concrete platforms to mount their new park benches, and plan to install more benches in the near future.

Iowa native, 37, touts experience gleaned from living in various places across nation. Amy Nielsen wants to energize the North Liberty community and get people involved in local government. The 37-year-old Iowa native recently announced her plan to run for mayor after earlier applying for a recently filled City Council seat.

The North Liberty City Council has unanimously appointed David Moore to fill the vacant council seat. After Tom Salm died in May, the council appointed Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Kuhl to the mayoral seat. Kuhl gave up his city council seat June 24 when he was sworn in as mayor. Moore is the sales manager for Beisser Lumber, and has been actively involved in the North Liberty community as the chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Telecommunications Commission and the recent North Liberty Blues and BBQ event.

The North Liberty City Council has received five applications for its vacant city council seat. Newly-appointed Mayor Gerry Kuhl gave up his council seat when he was sworn in June 24. During a July 8 meeting, council members decided to appoint someone to fill the seat rather than hold a special election.

The North Liberty City Council is seeking applications for the newly vacated council seat. North Liberty residents who are at least 18 years old are can apply for the position. The application is available on the City of North Liberty’s website, northlibertyiowa.org, and is due to the city clerk by 4 p.m.

Kuhl has served as acting mayor since previous mayor’s death. The North Liberty City Council on Tuesday promoted Gerry Kuhl to mayor. Kuhl had been the city’s mayor pro tem and served as acting mayor following the death of Mayor Tom Salm in May. “The late Mayor Salm would want us to continue with the plans he carefully laid out for us,” Kuhl said after the appointment.

The North Liberty City Council has unanimously agreed to fill the city’s mayoral vacancy by appointing a member of the council to the post. The council will make a formal decision on the appointment at its next meeting, June 24. “There is such a huge learning curve when a new person is elected to a council or mayor position that it takes a while to get up to steam,” said city council member Colleen Chipman.

Events take place of Fun Days, which was largely canceled this year. The city of North Liberty will host a children’s fair Friday after the Salute to Salm parade. Following the cancellation of North Liberty Fun Days, city staff banded together to provide alternate events and keep the parade going. North Liberty’s Fun Days celebration was a multiday event, featuring a carnival, parade, and music in Penn Meadows Park, and organized by residents each summer for more than three decades.

Mayor Pro Tempore says costs, lack of candidates deterrent to election. The North Liberty City Council will continue working within the parameters of a two-year plan set by Mayor Tom Salm, who died earlier this month. “Tom’s best legacy is that he left the city in great shape. There is no need to change,” said Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Kuhl, who is serving as interim mayor, at Tuesday’s city council meeting.