Platteville City Council Selects Gates For District 3 Seat

The Platteville City Council has chosen a longtime area resident to fill an open spot on the City Council. Council members on Tuesday evening appointed Bob Gates, of Platteville, to the open District 3 seat on a 4-2 vote. He will be sworn in at the council’s July 25 meeting. Gates, a retired school counselor, was selected for the role over Lucas Dresden, a resident director at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Council members Barbara Daus, Ken Kilian, Kathy Kopp and Todd Kasper voted in favor of appointing Gates while members Lynne Parrott and Jason Artz voted for Dresden. The District 3 seat has been empty since April when Daus, the former office holder and current council president, resigned to move into the District 2 seat following re-districting.