(Atlantic, Iowa) – Members of the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, presented reports on various committee meetings they attended as liasions to the Council. Councilperson Elaine Otte sat in on the United First Aid meeting, pertaining to a grant Cass County received for volunteer emergency responders and AED/Overdose/stop the bleed “Go bag” kits. AmeriCorps volunteer Erik Johnson, who is also a paramedic with Cass EMS, is overseeing the local program. Cass County is one of three counties in the State that were recipients of the grants to facilitate the program.

You can read more about that program in a November 1st story on the News page at kjan.com. Councilman Jim Behrens said he attended a fire department meeting.

Councilman Pat McCurdy said he and Councilman Dana Halder attended a recent Landfill Commission meeting.

It was noted also, the new lift station is working well for the transfer station. Councilman Halder noted the Cass County Landfill Winter Hours will start on December 1st. From December through February, the landfill will be open on the first Saturday of each month through February. The hours are the same as they currently are: 8-a.m. until Noon on Saturdays. McCurdy said he also attend a November 13th meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee, which was held at Snyder and Associates Engineers, in Atlantic. Dave Sturm is the City’s Engineer.

Councilperson Linda Hartkopf said the Airport Commission held a very brief meeting recently. She said they approved the second pay application for the runway lighting project. Engineer Dave Sturm provided an update on that project.

Sturm said a grant application will be submitted to the FAA in December for a taxiway extension and a new T-Hangar as well as a new Corporate Hangar a client wants to see built. Sturm said space for the Hangar was prepared years ago.

The Atlantic City Council recaps the various committee meetings attended each time the Council meets, as a regular part of their agenda.