With the Thanksgiving Holiday approaching, city leaders in Atlantic have decided to hold the City Council meeting Tuesday evening, this week, instead of the normal, Wednesday. The Council will gather at City Hall for their meeting that begins at 5:30-p.m.

On their short agenda, is recognition by the Mayor and Council, of the Atlantic High School Girls Swim Team. The honor is an ongoing effort by the Mayor to bring attention to the positive achievements of young people in the community. For the fifth-year in a row, the Atlantic Girls Swim Team made it to the State Competition this year, and finished strong, ranking 12th out of 40 teams.

In other business, the Council will act on approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Urban Renewal Report. City Administrator John Lund says every year, cities in Iowa are required to submit the report to the Iowa Department of Management. The report, he says, details everything relating to the City’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts and projects. Approval of the report is routine, and a formality, and reflects the projects and numbers already approved by the Council, through the Urban Renewal Plans, Development Agreements and the Annual Budget.