Kempner council sets rules for benches at municipal park
Mayor John Wilkerson, at left, and Councilman Rob Green listen to administrative reports during Tuesday night’s Kempner City Council meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
An ordinance to limit the number of benches at the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park Veteran’s Memorial was approved by Kempner City Council members in Tuesday’s regular meeting.
The ordinance will remove a bench installed by former mayor Keith Harvey, who recently pleaded no contest to a charge of indecent assault.
“The problem that has arisen, if you’ve been to the park you’ll notice there is a bench do…