Group pushes hopes for city
The future of the proposed city of Gluckstadt rests on 10 sets of petitions circulating in the Madison County community.
"We're going to put a push on this summer to get the signatures we need," said Bill Weisenberger, listed as the proposed mayor of Gluckstadt for incorporation purposes if a successful petition drive can get the cause to Madison County Chancery Court.
Two-thirds of the qualified electors living in the proposed city have to sign the petition asking for incorporation.
That number is "simply a moving target. The pool of qualified electors changes every day" as people move in and out of the community, said Jerry Mills, the attorney for city-status supporters. "You've really got to prove a super majority of voters - on the day of filing - want this incorporation."
Weisenberger said no target date has been set for getting the required number of signatures, but "we'd like to get them as soon as possible."
The committee overseeing the incorporation effort plans come-and-go meetings in the coming weeks for residents to sign the petitions and find out more.
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Gluckstadt Incorporation
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