Bryan Sobotka announced his resignation as Ravenwood Mayor to the Ravenwood City Council at the regular meeting on October 1st, effective December 31st. Previously, at the August meeting, he had announced he would be taking a 30 day leave of absence. He did not attend the September meeting. He cited what he saw as the negativity as well as the stress of the job. “I still plan to live here and help out in any way that I can,” he told the council. He plans to continue to run his car repair business and his bus company. He said he would be open to attending the January meeting to help with the transition and that he would always be available to help.
Sobotka’s replacement will be elected at the April municipal election next year, with candidate filing to take place in December and January with the other municipal and school board positions. The winner will fill out Sobotka’s unexpired term and will be up for election in 2026.
Sobotka said that he would use his last three months to tie up loose ends. “When I came here, nobody told me anything; I just got the key,” he said. “I’ll be here to help and give any information you need. But the business of me doing all of this stuff is over.”
The council learned of the results of two letters of violation they had recently sent out. One person’s lawn was still not mowed, but another person had trimmed their trees. The city sent a new letter of violation for someone who allegedly kept too many dogs within city limits, creating an odor issue. City ordinances require residents to have no more than three dogs.
The city is in the process of getting written agreements for water usage, services, and other items. Everything has been done in the past based on handshake agreements. “It’s not a big deal until something happens,” said Sobotka.
The Ravenwood park project received a donation of $3,000 from MFA. It will need to raise about $15,000 after the DNR reimburses the money for the project.
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