The Galesburg City Council on Monday night tabled the purchase of the Galesburg Rescue Mission buildings on E. Third St.
Mayor Peter Schwartzman told WGIL that the city hoped to buy the two buildings to turn them into a warming shelter and a possible homeless shelter.
City Manager Gerald Smith says there are no agencies that are immediately committed to partnerships but the city would pursue those partnerships as opportunities arose.
7th Ward Alderman Larry Cox says it might be “putting the cart before the horse” to purchase the properties without having those partnerships in place.
Cox made the motion to table the purchase until the next meeting in which three new Council members will be sworn in; Heather Acerra, Evan Miller and Steve Cheesman.
Schwartzman told WGIL before the meeting that he didn’t suspect the purchase would be controversial with the new council members.
