The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, has a full agenda to work through. They’ll start out at 5:30-p.m. in their chambers at City Hall, with a Public Hearing with regard to signage for a local roofing and siding company whose office is at 700 Walnut Street. Business owner Scott Prociw, on Feb. 1st, requested a hearing about issues he has with the City requiring him to remove four large signs on his property, that just happen to be blocking the view of a building to the south, where Mayor Dave Jones has his insurance office. Three other businesses are also located in the same building as Jones’ office.

The issue is whether the signs are legal under the City Zoning Ordinance. The City claims no permit was submitted prior to the signs being erected, that the minimum elevation does not meet 10-feet, and that there is a limit of two signs on the property. Prociw obtained a permit in January for a sign currently exists on the building itself. Under the Code, at least three of the other signs must be removed. City Administrator John Lund is expected to recommend the Council take no action on the matter, and instead allow Prociw to request a meeting of the Board of Adjustment, at a cost to him of $150. He could also request multiple variances costing $200 each, according to Lund. If Prociw does not want to state his case in front of the BoA, Lund will recommend the signs in the parking lot be removed.

In other business, the Council will act on an order to Adopt the Proposed FY 2018 City of Atlantic Budget, and set the date/time for a Public Hearing on Budget as March 1st, 2017, at 5:30-p.m.  The final budget must be submitted to the State of Iowa by March 15th. The proposed budget amounts to just under $12.5-million, which is a decrease over the FY 2017 budget of 14.78%, or more than $1.847-million.

The Budget calls for a property tax increase of 1.48-percent.