(Atlantic, Iowa) – Fresh on the heels of a major blizzard, and ahead of a second round of snow expected Thursday night into Friday, Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett, Wednesday evening, reminded residents and property owners during a regular City Council meeting, of their responsibility to remove snow from sidewalks and to move vehicles off the streets.

And, with regard to the removal of snow, ice and similar accumulations from city sidewalks….

She said vehicles need to be moved off the streets so the plows can clear them curb to curb, and emergency vehicles may pass safely.

Atlantic City Council meeting, March 5, 2025

In other business, City Administrator John Lund, Wednesday, addressed some inaccuracies in the property tax notice property owners will be receiving in the mail for this fiscal year, starting with the State-produced form.

He says this is a non-assessment year, so unless you made improvements to your property, like a garage, a deck, a shed or an addition to your home, your assessment will be the same as last year.

Lund said assessments will be going out at the end of this month.

For a home, the levy will go from $17.25 to $17.85/$1,000 assessed valuation.

John Lund said “It’s a little more complicated for a business.”

In other business, the Atlantic City Council passed a resolution to take “additional action” on a proposal with regard to a General Obligation Corporate Purpose Loan Agreement and Providing for the Levy of Taxes,” with regard to $4.2-million dollars in Series 2025B Bonds, for the purpose of street and other improvements (as previously reported).

They also passed a resolution allowing the City to pay its share of the per-capita Cass County Landfill fee of $12 per resident, for a total of $84,344/annually, payable in four equal installments over the course of the fiscal year. Basically, it’s a renewal of an agreement that’s been in-place for quite some time.