(Atlantic, Iowa) – A public hearing was held this (Thursday) morning in Atlantic, with regard to proposed re-precincting (that is, setting the election precinct boundaries), based on the results of the 2020 Census. Setting the boundaries did not include any changes to where the polling places are, at this time. That is likely to happen later, and should only affect two rural areas. The reprecincting hearing occurred during a regular weekly meeting of the Cass County Board of Supervisors. Following the hearing, the three member Redistricting Commission approved their plan and the Supervisors followed suit.

Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman…

Sunderman said there were only minor changes to the precinct map.

A hearing will be held to officially establish the election precincts on January 7^th.

The maps are available on the Cass County website Auditor’s page, under “Voting Information,” and as shown below.

Proposed Supervisor Districts

Atlantic Election Wards

Proposed precinct map

Election precinct information

If the Supervisors had failed to set the precincts, it would have been up to the Iowa Legislative Services Agency (LSA) to draw the lines.

In other business, the Cass County Supervisors approved a Class-C Beer Permit for Hansen Valley Oil (rural Atlantic), and acted on adopting the Cass County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan resolution. In his report to the Board, Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said bridge number 208 over Indian Creek is now open with the installation completed on a box-culvert project.

The Board also passed a Resolution Authorizing the County to Enter into Settlement Agreements with McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Janssen Pharmaceuitca, Inc., with regard to the Terms of the Iowa Opioid Allocation Memorandum of Understanding, and entry Into that Memorandum of Understanding.

And, the Board approved the Cass County Master Matrix Scoring and Recommendation for A-to-Z Feeders’ proposed cattle confinement barn, prior to hearing a monthly report from Cass County Mental Health/General Relief Coordinator Deb Schuler.