The Mount Pleasant City Council voted Wednesday night to uphold the decision by Police Chief Lyle Murray to remove Steven Dykstra from his position as a Mount Pleasant police officer. Dykstra came before the council at the last meeting to ask the council to consider re-instating him. Dykstra was let go after the Chief received a complaint from a Fairfield resident after Dykstra went to a home there looking for his daughter.
The council passed the first reading to amend the no parking ordinance to address a situation on West Pearl Street. The Public Works Department and the Police recommended no parking between North White and North Broadway. The street is narrow and when vehicles are parked along the south side there’s not enough room to allow snowplows, emergency vehicles, delivery trucks and other large vehicles to safely navigate the street. The police say issuing parking tickets has not deterred people from parking along the street. The proposed ordinance would still allow for a loading/unloading zone with a 12 minute limit.