Fort Madison City Council

Fort Madison Joins Collection Program

Jason Parrott — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:53:19 +0000

Fort Madison is now part of a program that helps cities collect outstanding debt.

Decision Soon on Former FM School

Jason Parrott — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:39:35 +0000

The Fort Madison School Board could make a decision in January on the future of the district’s former middle school.

Good Price on FM Sewer Work

Jason Parrott — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:59:12 +0000

Fort Madison appears to be getting a good deal on some upcoming sewer work.

Fort Madison Seeking Public Input

Jason Parrott — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:33:46 +0000

Fort Madison residents have several opportunities to weigh in on a proposed infrastructure improvement program.

Fort Madison OK’s Annexation Agreement

Jason Parrott — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:58:45 +0000

Fort Madison is moving ahead with plans to extend city limits.

The city council has agreed to offer a series of annexation incentives to property owners near the Highway 2 interchange on Fort Madison’s west side.

The incentives include a reduction of utility connection fees by 50% if the connection is made within five years, a waiving of all administrative fees, and the grandfathering in of zoning designations as much as possible.

Fort Madison Façade Improvements

Jason Parrott — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:02:18 +0000

Local contractors will handle a majority of the upcoming improvements to downtown Fort Madison.

The city secured a $500,000 state grant to improve the facades of 13 buildings. The property owners will contribute another $170,000 to the project.

The city chose to seek bids per category of work as opposed to going project by project so one contractor would handle all windows and doors while another would do the masonry, for example.

Fort Madison Looks at Infrastructure

Jason Parrott — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:38:49 +0000

Fort Madison is considering a plan to borrow millions of dollars to improve its infrastructure.

City Manager Byron Smith says a citizens’ survey was conducted last year.

He says the results showed that residents are not happy with the quality of Fort Madison’s streets.

Smith says the city can only afford to make a few, small repairs to streets each year, so he is proposing a multi-million dollar infrastructure improvement program.

The proposal looks at what could be done from the city’s five-year capital improvement plan with $6-million.

Fort Madison Clearing Way for Amtrak

Jason Parrott — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:24:58 +0000

Fort Madison continues to clear the way for Amtrak to move its operations across town to the former Santa Fe Depot in Riverview Park.

The North Lee County Historical Society has a lease in place, through 2040, that allows it to use the complex for display and storage.

That agreement has now been amended.

City Manager Byron Smith says the historical society has agreed to relinquish the eastern 2/3 of the main building. He says the organization will also make more space available if requested by Amtrak in the future.

Fort Madison Reorganizing Personnel

Jason Parrott — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Fort Madison is moving ahead with a plan to reorganize several departments.

Six veteran employees signed up to take advantage of the city’s early retirement program, which means they will be stepping down before the end of the calendar year.

City Manager Byron Smith says the group of retiring employees includes the heads of the water department, the public works department and the wastewater treatment plant.

He says the city will replace the three positions with one new public works director.

Fort Madison Reorganizing Personnel

Jason Parrott — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:39:39 +0000

Fort Madison is moving ahead with a plan to reorganize several departments.

Six veteran employees signed up to take advantage of the city’s early retirement program, which means they will be stepping down before the end of the calendar year.

City Manager Byron Smith says the group of retiring employees includes the heads of the water department, the public works department and the wastewater treatment plant.

He says the city will replace the three positions with one new public works director.