(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council is expected to act on approving several matters to come before them during their regularly scheduled meeting, Wednesday evening. First up is an Order to close selected streets on Oct. 8th, in preparation for the Atlantic Fireman’s Parade, which begins at 6-p.m. on that date (click on the parade route map to enlarge). The Parade Lineup starts at 4-pm, at 3rd and Olive.

Their meeting takes place in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall, beginning at 530-p.m., Wednesday. During the meeting, the Council will act on Orders sending to the Planning & Zoning Commission, proposals to vacate a Country Oaks alley Right-Of-Way (ROW) and the Midtown Apartments ROW. City Administrator/Zoning Commissioner John Lund, says both dead-end streets serve no current or future public purpose or strategic value to the City, and as such is recommending the Council approve passing on their recommendation to the P&Z for further review and report.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act to approve a Resolution with regard to a public hearing on a proposal “To enter into a General Obligation Land Acquisition Loan Agreement and to Borrow Money Thereunder, in a Principal Amount not to Exceed $700,000.” The Council adopted an identical Resolution during their meeting on Sept. 7th, but it was brought to City officials’ attention that the public hearing was published a few days later than Iowa Code requires. Therefore the Council needs to restart the proceedings for the issuance of the debt, to purchase property from the Comes Family Trust, intended for development of housing.

The Council will also act on passing a Resolution “Approving the Transfer of Funds for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022-2023,” which is simply a (Routine) means to transfer funds (as needed), between the City’s 62 separate funds, in order to make the City’s budget work effectively. And, the Council will hear the Third and Final Readings of Ordinances pertaining to amendment of:

• The Mowing of Properties
• The Removal of Solid Waste
• and the Removal of accumulateD snow/ice from City sidewalks.

With regard to the latter, Councilmen Pat McCurdy, Jim Behrens, and Lee Sisco, have voted No previously, due to questions/concerns over how much snow must be removed from sidewalks, and the time frame for doing so.