(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council met this (Wednesday) evening in a regular session. The Council passed three resolutions:

• A resolution “Approving the Plans and Specifications for the West 22nd Street Improvements.”City Engineer Dave Sturm…

Sturm said the section is from Palm Street to Highway 6, the last section of W. 22nd that hasn’t been reconstructed. Work on the project is to take about three-months, weather permitting. City Administrator John Lund says the project has a forecasted cost of slightly more than $1.32-million, and is one of 67 street improvement projects set to take place during the Spring and Fall of 2025.

• The Council passed the 3rd and final reading of an amended ordinance pertaining to ATV’s and Snowmobiles (As we’ve previously reported).
• And, following a public hearing, the Council passed a resolution approving a Development Agreement with Vision Atlantic, Inc., authorizing annual appropriation Tax Increment Payments, and Pledging certain Tax Increment Revenue to the payment of the agreement. The agreement pertains to Vision Atlantic’s Development Project that includes more than $4.1-million in infrastructure, $48.8-million in housing development, and $10.7-million for a child development center on land the City purchased from the Comes Family Trust. That land was sold in 2022 to Vision Atlantic, for One-dollar, as part of their development proposal.
• In other action, the Atlantic City Council passed a resolution setting their meeting on January 8, 2025 as the date for a Public Hearing on a proposed ordinance “Vacating the street located between 3009 Palm Street and 3101 Palm Street.”

In his report, City Administrator Lund said he received a legislative update from the League of Cities, and warned the Council should be prepared to “buckle-up,” when it comes to direction from State leaders on matters affecting the budgets for cities in Iowa.

The Revenue Estimating Conference, he said, which is what the governor and legislature have to operate on, for what their revenue will be for budgeting purposes, came in at $100-million less than it did last year.

In her report, Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett congratulated Officer Adam Roberts for graduating last Friday from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in Johnston. That means there is another certified officer on the streets of Atlantic. Garret said also, she was asked if fireworks will be allowed New Years Eve.

The Mayor said also, she and her husband wish the citizens of Atlantic a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year.