The size and makeup of the Iola City Council is once again under the microscope.
On Monday, Councilwoman Kim Peterson said she’d like to see Iola take a closer at doing away with the city’s four voting wards, and instead look at an all at-large governing body.
“I’d like to see it put up for discussion,” Peterson said at Monday’s Council meeting.
Iola is split into four voting wards, each holding roughly 25% of the city’s population.
The impetus for Peterson’s comments comes from the June 1 filing deadline, which resulted in only one…
