A public hearing is set to take place Wednesday, here in Atlantic, on an application for Voluntary Annexation of Territory located at 56988 635th Street (Outfitter Plus). The hearing will be held as part of a regular meeting of the Atlantic City Council, which takes place at City Hall, beginning at 5:30-p.m.

Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones has previously explained the hearing is merely a formality, as the infrastructure for the Atlantic Wastewater Treatment Plant is already in place. Jones said Outfitters Plus hooked-up to the City’s sewer system after the businesses’ septic system failed, and they requested the annexation take place.

Following the Public Hearing, the Council will vote on a Resolution approving the application for annexation. If the application is approved, the City could collect the extra penny sales tax for both the land mentioned and any future, adjacent annexations in the same area. The Council will also act on approving a Resolution “Endorsing the Use of City Funds for Matching Funds for [a] Vision Iowa Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Grant.

If approved by Vision Iowa, the grant monies will be used for the development of the campground, restroom/shower/shelter facility, an ADA compliant fishing pier and playground, at the Schildberg Recreation Area. City Administrator John Lund says the $100,000 match may need to occur either in this year’s revised estimate or next year’s budget. The grant match will come from the Schildberg Rec Area Fund, drawing down the fund balance and helping move the capital project fund towards a closeout for the FY 2017 City of Atlantic budget.