Colby Chapman

After enforcement concerns rise, Harvey City Council sends animal ordinance to legislative committee

The bill would reduce the total allowable number of household pets in Harvey from seven to three. But disagreement emerged over whether the city actually possessed abilities to enforce the ordinance.

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Harvey City Council cancels meeting due to power outage

The power outage postponed a preliminary City Council vote on a proposed feasibility study regarding a community solar project on April 13.

Former clerk Rosa Arambula appointed as acting 1st Ward alderwoman

Following her recent resignation as City Clerk, Arambula will now carry out the remainder of acting mayor Shirley Drewenski’s term through April 2027.

Harvey seeks $500,000 for aging water infrastructure

The city will apply for the federal funding to ease water main breaks after the City Council approved the measure during the March 9 meeting.

Ald. Shirley Drewenski sworn in as Harvey’s acting mayor while nepotism allegations sour clerk appointment

Plus, City Council votes to terminate the delayed and long-criticized community hubs and police substation project, which has created eyesores citywide.

Applications open to become Harvey’s interim City Clerk

The Harvey City Council is expected to introduce a new City Clerk at its next meeting on Feb. 23. The acting clerk will complete Rosa Arambula’s term, who quietly resigned from the position months ago.

Following Mayor Clark’s death, Harvey City Council deadlocked on vote to select successor

Alds. Shirley Drewenski (1st) and Dominique Randle-El (5th) nominated themselves to become mayor. But each failed to receive the four majority votes necessary to become acting mayor.

Mayor Chris Clark absent from first City Council meeting after two-month hiatus amid fiscal disaster

Ald. Dominique Randle-El (5th) presided over the meeting in the mayor's absence. “The only call that I got is that [Clark] wasn’t able to attend,”  Randle-El said. “I didn’t ask any questions.” 

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