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The City Council in Atlantic will hold a series of public hearings Wednesday evening on several street projects. City Administrator Doug Harris says the hearings, while not required under Iowa Code, should be held so that the public can provide input on the projects before bids are accepted. Following each of the hearings on the various Hot Melt Asphalt (HMA) and Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) projects, the Council will consider and likely act upon resolutions approving the plans, specifications, and form of contracts, along with the awarding of contracts to the successful bidders. The bids will be opened on those projects a few hours prior to 5:30-p.m. start of the Council’s meeting. The total estimated cost of the projects, according to Harris, is a little more than $3.5-million.
In other business, the Council will act on passing a resolution honoring Atlantic Street Department Superintendent George Evans, who is retiring after 39-years of service to the City. That will be followed by Evans’ final report to the Council on the status and activities at the Wastewater Department.
The Atlantic City Council will also act on a resolution establishing a credit card policy for the City. The State Auditor has recommended the Council adopt a credit card policy, which would pertain to online purchases made by the Police Department and City Clerk’s Office. The Council will also approve a simple amendment to the wording and form of a proposed ordinance changing the speed limit on West 22nd Street (from Highway 71 to Olive Street), and on East 22nd Street (from Chestnut to Highway 6). The ordinance calls for the speed limit on those two stretches on 22nd to be reduced from 45- to 35-miles per hour. At least one citizen has voiced their opposition to the speed limit change. The objection will be noted during the meeting.
And, the Council will act on a motion to hold a Special Meeting at 5:30-p.m. Feb. 22nd, for the purpose of adopting the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, and fixing the date for a public hearing on the budget, on March 7th, 2012. Wednesday’s meeting begins at 5:30-p.m. in the Council’s Chambers, at City Hall.
The U-S Marine Corps has named a former Avoca woman as the Corps’ “Spouse of the Year.” Stephanie Geraghty, who grew up in Avoca, lives in North Carolina with her two sons Caden and Cole, while her husband is serving in Afghanistan.
Stephanie Geraghty and family
Geraghty formed a local running club called “Stroller Warriors,” to connect with other military mothers and to keep her mind occupied while her husband is deployed. The honor makes her one of only 30 people who have qualified to become the “Military Spouse of the Year.”
Learn more at http://msoy.milspouse.com/ViewProfile.aspx?id=295
The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet tonight at the High School Media Center, beginning at 7:30. The meeting will begin with a Public Hearing to receive comments on an Early Start Waiver for 2012-13, & 2013-2014. The director of the Department of Education may grant a request made by a board of directors of a school district stating its desire to commence classes for regularly established elementary and secondary schools prior to the earliest starting date specified in the Iowa Code. The request shall be based upon the determination that a starting date on or after the earliest starting date specified in the Code would have a significant negative educational impact. A Public Hearing is required before the request can be made to the Dept. of Education.
The Board will also hear special presentations tonight, from: the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program’s Joanne Sandage; Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Roger Herring – who will discuss the need for school participation in funding repairs to the Sunnyside Tennis Courts; and, Jerry Purdy, with Design Alliance – with an update on the Middle School renovation project.
Action items on their agenda include approval of: A Letter of Understanding for the CCEOC (Cass County Educational Opportunity Center); A fiber optic line contract with United Private Networks; the District Calendars; A lease agreement for classroom space at 1209 Sunnyside Lane (for the Hospital School/EEOC); and, a Late Start Waiver.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a school spending plan that continues a freeze on spending for this school year and leaves in place a 2 percent increase for next school year that’s already been approved. The budget plan was approved 56 to 39 on Monday evening.
NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — An April trial is scheduled for a central Iowa woman accused of killing her newborn twin daughters and hiding their bodies in the trunk of her car last month. The Des Moines Register says court records show 22-year-old Jackie Burkle of Huxley is to stand trial on two counts of first-degree murder beginning April 3. She entered a written plea of not guilty on Jan. 30.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa House panel has approved an eight-cent-a-gallon fuel tax increase and an increase on the tax paid when purchasing a new vehicle. Together they would combine for about $230 million a year to be used on road repairs. A Senate committee approved raising the fuel tax by 10 cents a gallon.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa will host first and second-round games for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament games in 2013. It is the 13th time Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been a host site. Next month, first- and second-round games will be played in Ames’ Hilton Coliseum, and Des Moines will host regional semifinals and finals.
COUNTIES: MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-
310 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…
* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING DRIVE. PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROP AS LOW CLOUDS CLEAR TO THE EAST THROUGH SUNRISE.
* IMPACTS…REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO…TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S…SO SOME FREEZING FOG COULD OCCUR ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. SLICK CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
LEAD, S.D. (AP) — Officials at Terry Peak resort in western South Dakota’s Black Hills say a second person died at the resort over the weekend. President and General Manager Tom Marsing says a 46-year-old man collapsed in the Nevada Gulch Day Lodge early Sunday afternoon and died on the scene. Authorities earlier said 24-year-old Tina Heilman, of Orange City, hit a ski lift tower Saturday as she was skiing down a beginner’s slope at the resort and died. Marsing says the woman was a novice skier and she wasn’t wearing a helmet.
A family friend says Heilman worked as a nurse in Sioux Falls. She was a graduate of Dordt College, a Christian college in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Cass County Health System and Cass County Home Care today (Monday) announced the availability of free women’s health screenings. The screenings are made available through the Iowa Care for Yourself program and a grant from the Iowa Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Screenings include mammograms, clinical breast exams, and pelvic exams with or without pap smears. Karla Akers, Care for Yourself Coordinator of Cass County Home Care, says “Regular preventive screenings help diagnose disease at an early stage. Every woman needs to take care of herself first—these screenings are an important part of taking care of yourself.”
Some age, income, and insurance guidelines apply, but Akers encourages women to call about availability. Enrollment numbers are limited and services must be completed by the end of March. Pat Markham, Cass County Memorial Hospital Administrator, says “Cass County Health System providers are available to offer screening appointments that will comply with the March 30 deadline.”
Women interested in accessing the women’s health screenings should contact Karla Akers at 712-243-7443.
1145 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN & SW IOWA.
ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON…NO ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY SLICK SPOTS WILL REMAIN ON
UNTREATED ROADWAYS…SIDEWALKS AND IN PARKING LOTS.
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