(Atlantic, Iowa) – Two public hearings, and a presentation on the 2025 downtown street improvement plan are part of what’s on the agenda for Wednesday’s City Council meeting, in Atlantic. The meeting begins at 5:30-p.m. in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall.

First-up is a Public hearing on a proposal to “Enter into a General Obligation Corporate Purpose Loan Agreement” for $4.2-million dollars. The Council passed a resolution on Feb. 19th setting the hearing date for the Series 2024B G.O. Essential Purposes” bonds. The hearing is part of the process needed prior to issuing G.O. debt, or debt backed by property taxes. The hearing will be followed by action on passing a resolution to take “additional action” on the proposal as presented.  (Read more about the proposal here: City+Council+Agenda+Packet+03-05-2025-compressed)

The second public hearing is with regard to a “Proposal to enter into a General Obligation Solid Waste Management Loan Agreement.” The hearing will be followed by action on passing 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.

The Council will then receive a presentation from City Engineer Dave Sturm, with regard to the final plans and specifications for the 2025 Downtown Street Improvement Project. The project includes the following sections of the downtown area in Atlantic, and have been in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for many years: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Streets, from Poplar Street to Walnut Street, and Chestnut Street, from the Depot Station to 7th Street. The engineer’s total cost of those projects is estimated to be nearly $1.8-million. More information on when the projects are expected to begin and end, will be presented at the meeting, Wednesday.

The final order of business for the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, is action on passing a resolution”Authorizing bid letting and setting a public hearing” as 5:30-p.m. April 2nd, 2025 in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. The Code of Iowa requires competitive bids for horizontal infrastructure projects that are expected to exceed $62,000.

And, in his regular report to the Council, City Administrator John Lund is expected to address the “Inaccuracies [in the] Property Tax Levy Notice” for this Fiscal Year, as well as discuss with the Council proposed hours for the Sunnyside Pool in Atlantic.