Pella considers accepting Legion Hall from Marion County
Pella city council weighs taking the Legion Hall from Marion County after a report by Verle Ver Dught, trustee. The county offers deed transfer to curtail taxes and simplify bookkeeping while preserving Legion use, with the hall still available to veterans groups under a deed clause. The building is structurally sound but needs cleaning and possible repainting. council took no action, but will consider the proposal seriously amid other city actions including bids for a new police car and multiple permit approvals. Vandalism found in Sunken Garden Park with benches tipped and tables broken.
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White Way Autoid
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Les Standard
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Ideal Pharmacy
Sunken Garden Park
Roberts Creek Beach May Open July 1
Kenneth De Wild, named manager of Roberts Creek Park beach, says the Roberts Creek Lake area could open on July 1 for swimmers. Lifeguards will be on staff, and a new bathhouse is under construction to address silting.
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Roberts Creek Beach
Roberts Creek Lake
Kenneth de Wild
Pella
de Wild
Roberts Creek Park
Marion County Conservation Board
Garbage pick up fee eyed by Pella council
Pella council members signaled support Tuesday night for a roughly $2 monthly residential garbage collection fee to replace property tax funding of city sanitation. The plan faces collection challenges, with debate over billing via utility bills, and aims to free tax money for other city services as costs rise, including a mandated landfill project and new equipment.
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Pella
CB. Caldwell
Robert Allen
Caldwell
Marion Couny
William Forst
Preliminary zoning plan eyed for Marion County next month
Robert C. Mickle told Pella Chamber of Commerce members that a preliminary plan for Marion County zoning should be ready by mid July. Mickle, director of the Central Iowa Regional Planning Commission, hopes the public plan will gain support, citing the commission's broader regional work and potential access to pencil consulting for Pella if it joins the regional commission. New chamber directors were elected for three-year terms: Max Vander Pol, Dirk Van Zante, and John P. Ver Meer.
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Robert C. Mickle
Pella
Mickle
Central Iowa Regional Planning Commission
Marion County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Oppooo Planning
Tor Chamber of Commerce
Regional Planning Commission
Ikle
Mar
Pella Golf and Country Club
Max Vander Pol
Dirk van Zante
John P. Ver Meer
Jim Dingeman
Marion de Zwarte
Ned Hedrick
John Harmeling
Ken Roberts
Darrell Schaefer
Iowa Observes Soil and Water Conservation Week
This week June 15 to 22 marks Iowa’s second observance of Soil and Water Conservation Week. Philp Sommar, chairman of the Marion Soil Conservation District, said Iowa was among the first states to set aside a time for special emphasis on conservation.
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Philp Sommar
Marion
Soil Conservation District
Severe farm mishap leaves man with severe injuries near Lynnville
John Arkema, 46, was severely injured Tuesday while working on a chopper on his Lynnville area farm. He suffered head injuries and was transported to a hospital in Iowa City. The report notes Soil Conservation Districts since 1940 and their ongoing erosion control efforts, including terraces and waterways, with local farmers like Keith Van Zee and John Vander Kraats praising terraces for wash control after recent rains.
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Lynnville
John Arkema
Davis
Keith van Zee
John Vander Kraats
Dam outflow to Des Moines River cuts back in July
Schreiner reports sufficient water flow keeps Pella air saturated as the high outflow from the dam will be reduced at month’s end per Corps officials. He notes possible continuation for one month after that, then reduction continues.
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Water Department
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Pella Water
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Des Moines
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