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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
1
Monticello city council accepted Jerald Brone Manns resignation during a special meeting. Andy Strittmatter was re appointed to the post after Brone Manns six year term. The council also raised the monthly city attorney fee to 75 dollars and approved a 55 thousand dollar sewer bond issue.
Births reported Jan 29 30 include a Monticello boy and several girls to local couples. Marriage licenses issued list five couples with ages and towns. New cars and trucks registered feature multiple dealerships in Monticello Anamosa and Wyoming. Police court docket shows two petty violations with $10 fines.
Construction on the Monticello Senior Home in the southeast city portion makes progress. A left-wing enclosure allows work to continue through cold weather with Iben Construction Co as general contractor.
The Jones county comprehensive plan released by the Planning and Zoning Commission outlines growth guidelines based on a two year study by Scruggs & Hammond. It covers the county and incorporated towns Monticello Center Junction Olin Oxford Jc Martello Morley with Anamosa excluded. The plan emphasizes population growth and land use trends as key drivers for future development. It predicts continued moderate population gains and more development in corporate areas with larger homes increased parking and greater land needs for industry and commerce. It recommends policies noting that some development types may be bad neighbors and should be managed.
Monticello residents rally against closing the highway 151 bridge during a new span's construction and traffic rerouting onto highway 38. Officials expect a hearing after a May or June contract award, with the bridge potentially closed up to a year amid added city traffic and fire protection concerns.
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