Bed bugs in City Hall forced the cancellation of a regularly scheduled Hartshorne City Council meeting Monday.
The pests were discovered in a portion of City Hall, but Hartshorne Mayor Leon Mace said no chances would be taken and the meeting would be rescheduled another time.
"We have discovered that some of our furniture has bed bugs in it," Mace said. "We will reschedule. We will try and get it for next Monday night, if not sooner. I have to get with the council and determine when we can (meet)."
In the meantime, City Hall will be closed all day Tuesday to the public as city officials work with exterminators to assess the extent of the situation and provide treatment.
"(Exterminators) want to look throughout the whole building," Mace said. "It is what it is, we're taking precautions to take care of the public."
One challenge is figuring out how to handle emergency dispatch services, Mace said. The dispatch office is incapable of being moved and the city may rely on the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Department.
"We will switch it over to the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office and let them dispatch for us," Mace said.
Hartshorne City Hall shouldn't be closed more than one day, Mace added.
"We should be up and running again on Wednesday morning," Mace said.
The News-Capital will publish the time of the rescheduled meeting when it is available.
Contact David Dishman at ddishman@mcalesternews.com
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