QUINCY — Mayor Linda Moore has made her selections for the people who she wants to lead and be members of committees to work on a pair of projects she pushed for during her mayoral campaign.
Moore has created a “Strategic Task Force on Housing” and a “Sports Commission.” Each committee includes members and some ex-officio, or non-voting, members. They will also be broken down into subcommittees.
The committees are both large in numbers and Moore said about 100 people volunteered to serve on each of them.
Moore said the first few meetings will be “a lot of brainstorming” to see what can be accomplished. They will also be broken into sub-committees and, eventually, she envisions the overall committee to shrink in size.
The housing issue has been much discussed over the last few years and voters passed a non-binding referendum in April by a 60-40 margin that calls for the implementation of a comprehensive and proactive rental inspection program.
Quincy and Adams County also commissioned the Great River Economic Development Foundation to develop a study on housing and the County set aside $1 million in COVID-relief funds for building grants.
Alderman Karol Ehmen (R-4th Ward) will co-chair the housing task force along with former alderman and current supervisor of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Adams County.
There have also been discussions in the community about the feasibility of a sports complex to help the city better attract youth sports tournaments and events that would bring in tourism dollars via hotel stays and restaurant traffic.
“The commission will look into what sort of facility we might need, where we would locate that facility and how we would finance it,” Moore said on the Muddy River News program “Minutes with the Mayor.”
Alderman Kelly Mays (R-3rd Ward) will co-chair the sports commission along with David Adam. Adam, who is currently the news editor at Muddy River News, will leave that position for a full-time position with the city’s Planning and Development office in July.
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Name |
Organization |
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| CO CHAIR | David Adam | City of Quincy, effective July 7. |
| CO CHAIR | Kelly Mays | 3rd Ward Alderman |
| Jessica Booth | Harvey’s Furniture | |
| Eric Entrup | 1st Ward Alderman | |
| Josh Rabe | Quincy University | |
| Curtis Sethaler | Quincy Family YMCA | |
| Nick Smith | Cotter Pin Capital | |
| Todd Moore | Architechnics | |
| Blake Scheer | Bank of Springfield | |
| Gabe McClean | Restaurant Owner | |
| Dax Fohey | Town and Country Inn & Suites | |
| Jennifer Sousa | Quincy RUSH Soccer | |
| Jeff Rakers | Mississippi Valley Hunters & Fishermen | |
| Scott Ruffner | Refreshment Services Pepsi | |
| Wills Nixon | Hoopy Rose Foundation | |
| Rick Smith | Retired | |
| Scott Smith | State Street Bank | |
| Rick Gengenbacher | Retired | |
| Trevor Beck | Town and Country Bank | |
| Mike Willis | U.S. Cooler | |
| Darin Thomas | PHAST; indoor bike park | |
| Eric Ervin | Country Insurance | |
| Christine Stupavsky | Parent and youth sports coach | |
| Cheryl Loatsch | Cheryl Loatsch Studio | |
| Anna Bentley | Legacy Martial Arts | |
| Kerry Anders | Retired educator and coach | |
| Mike Dade | Jackson-Lincoln Pool | |
| Todd Fox | Retired superintendent | |
| Mike Elbe | Retired JWCC president | |
| Bill Bender | RC dirt racing | |
| Advisory | Eric Stratman | Quincy Shootout |
| Advisory | Darin Dodd | Qtown Tournaments |
| Advisory | Nick Weiman/Gabbie Weiman | Club Four Volleyball |
| Advisory | Kasey Schuster | Krazytown Trampoline Park |
| Advisory | Mike Jenkins | Quincy Towne Center/Cullinan Properties |
| Advisory | Jason Stratton | Advance Physical Therapy |
| Advisory | George Crickard | Quincy Medical Group |
| Advisory | Jayne Pieper | Blessing Hospital |
| Ex-officio | Bruce Guthrie | Chamber of Commerce |
| Ex-officio | Rome Frericks | Quincy Park District |
| Ex-officio | Caren Kemner | Olympian/Quincy University |
| Ex officio | Holly Cain | SeeQuincy |
| Ex Officio | Bill Connell | Quincy Notre Dame HS |
| Ex Officio | Ryan Sparks | Quincy Public Schools |
| Ex officio | Dan Brink | City of Quincy |
| Ex officio | Pat Atwell | Culver Stockton College |
| Ex officio | Josh Rabe | Quincy University |
| Ex officio | Chris Landwehr | Oakley Lindsay Center |
| Ex officio | Ryan Hinkamper | Adams County Board |
| Ex officio | Kyle Moore | GREDF |
| Recording secretary | Katalina Lopez | Quincy University |
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STRATEGIC TASK FORCE ON HOUSING |
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Role |
Name |
Organization |
Area of Focus |
| Co-Chair | Karol Ehmen | City of Quincy | Governmental – Alderman |
| Co-Chair | Paul Havermale | Adams County Veterans Commission | Governmental – Social Services |
| Ex Officio | Angela Caldwell | Quincy Public Schools | Education |
| Ex Officio | Judy Abbott | City of Quincy – Legal | Governmental – City of Quincy |
| Ex Officio | Michael Seaver | City of Quincy – Inspections | Governmental – City of Quincy |
| Ex Officio | Bret Austin | Adams County Board | Governmental – Developer – Landlord |
| Ex Officio | Jerry Gille | Quincy Housing Authority | Governmental – Housing Provider |
| Ex Officio | Ellen Vanderheide | Adams County Health Dept | Governmental – Medical |
| Ex Officio | Jason Parrott | City of Quincy | Governmental – Planning |
| Ex Officio | Maggie Hoyt | Quincy Township General Assistance | Governmental – Social Services |
| Ex Officio | Elaine Davis | Two Rivers Regional Council | Social Services |
| Ex Officio | Natalie Cornwell | United Way | Social Services |
| Ex Officio | Chief Steve Salrin | Quincy Fire Dept. | |
| Ex Officio | Chief Adam Yates | Quincy Police Dept. | |
| Dave Bellis | QPS QAVTC Building Trades Teacher/Adams County Board | QPS QAVTC Building Trades Teacher/Adams County Board | |
| Brennan Hills | Q-Rile | Advocacy Group | |
| Dick Wellman | Historic Preservation | Historic Preservation | |
| Conlon Carabine | Landlord | Contractor | |
| Scott Koontz | Koontz Construction | Developer/Landlord | |
| Nick Smith | Private Equity | Financial | |
| Rocky Murray | QHA | Governmental – Housing Provider | |
| Carol Nichols | Quincy Builds | Housing Provider – Social Services | |
| Erica Perry Brockemeier | YWCA | Housing Provider – Social Services | |
| Heidi Howard | Salvation Army | Housing Provider – Social Services | |
| Marla Ferguson | Safe & Livable Housing Committee | Housing Provider – Social Services | |
| Brandon Buehler | Landlord | Landlord | |
| Cindy Eddy | Landlord | Landlord | |
| Thomas Hurley | Hurley Heating & AC | Contractor | |
| Spencer Schelp | Landlord | Landlord – Realtor | |
| Harrison Clark | Quincy Medical Group | Medical | |
| Lacy Moore | SIU | Medical | |
| Mark Philpot | Blessing Hospital/Public Defenders Office | Medical | |
| Dennis Williams | Bella Ease | Social Services | |
| Kevin Krummel | Housing Solutions Quincy | Social Services | |
| Mark Geissler | Horizons | Social Services | |
| Mark Schmitz | Transitions | Social Services | |
| Ryan Sparks | S H A R E | Social Services | |
| Jami Miller | Tenant | tenant | |
| Megan Duesterhaus | Quanada | ||
