(Atlantic, IA) – The Atlantic City Council, during their regular meeting Wednesday evening (March 18th) at City Hall, is expected to act on a recommendation from the City’s Personnel and Finance Committee, to appoint Maggie Robinson as the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director. The City has been without a Parks Director since the position was eliminated in the Summer of 2023. The city council authorized the reinstatement of the Parks and Recreation Director position on February 18, 2026, during discussion of the FY2027 Budget.

City Administrator John Lund, in his Council Agenda notes, says Maggie Robinson received her Bachelors in Park & Recreation Management from Northwest Missouri State University and her Master of Business Administration from University of Vermont. “These ensure she brings to the table an understanding of asset inventory methodology,
how to approach asset condition assessment, useful life projections and replacement scheduling,” according to Lund.

Lund added, “Graduating from Atlantic High School and growing up on an Iowa farm, she [Robinson] knows Atlantic’s dynamics, Iowa culture, and rural values. She has strong endorsements from two of the heaviest hitters when it comes to parks, recreation, and family programming, Roger Herring and Dan Haynes.”

In other business, the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, will act on approving a resolution Adopting Agreement under Iowa Code Chapter 28E between the Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, the City of Atlantic, Iowa, and Grove Township,
Cass County, Iowa to Provide Fire Protection Services within Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa.” Atlantic currently provides fire protection services to Grove, Bear Grove, Washington, and Pymosa Townships. The existing agreement with these townships was approved by the City Council and Township Trustees on June 19, 2019. The updated 28E agreement with Grove Township establishes an annual contribution of $14,500, an increase from $7,468.74 under the prior agreement.

The City Council’s meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., and is viewable in-person or through the City’s website link at https://cityofatlantic.com/government/meeting-live-stream/