WMOK spoke with City of Metropolis Mayor Don Canada for Coffee Break on July 20, 2023.
We discussed the following topics:
- Historic flash flood
- Who to call to contact right person
- How things unfolded at the city
- Roads that flood
- Storms on Tuesday
- Power lines down
- Properties coming down
- List of available properties
- City business
- Quarterly meeting
- Health insurance
- Trying to get rid of paper
- Switching cable company
- Cameras are working
- Budget
- DOT Foods
- Fireworks
- Archery tournament
- Applied for grant
- Have to hire outside group
- City clean up week starts August 14
- Super city sign
- Phase 3 on the water-sewer separation
- Have raised the rates for lights/water/sewer for 9 years
- Raising rates
- Resurfacing North Ave
- Businesses offering free events to the community
- Massac County Youth Fair
Hear WMOK’s complete Coffee Break with Metropolis Mayor Don Canada below:

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