(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council met this (Wednesday) and acted to pass (approve) several matters, including those pertaining to certain streets (as follows):

• Closing 6th Street between Poplar and Chestnut from 3:30-until 7-p.m. every Thursday, from June 5th through Sept. 25th, for “Produce in the Park” (PIP), at the downtown Atlantic City Park. Chestnut Street will NOT be closed for the events, except on August 7th, when a firetruck will hold water games for PIP from 4-until 6:45-p.m.; The Order also allows a “Produce in the Park” banner to be stretched above Chestnut Street from late May through mid-October.
• The Atlantic City Council passed by a majority vote, the second reading of an Ordinance for a proposed 4-way Stop Sign at 29th and Palm Streets. The 1st reading was passed by the Council during their meeting May 7th.
• The 2nd reading of an amended Ordinance which calls for No Parking on 10th Street from Locust to the east alley to the north side of the road, also passed.

However, the Second Reading of an Ordinance that would have reduced the speed limit on Chestnut Street from 29th to the southern City Limits, from 35-mph to 25-mph, was tabled, and sent back to the Community Protection Committee for further review and clarification. And, the Council failed to receive a Second on a motion to pass the Second reading of an amended Ordinance reducing the speed limit on 29th Street between Palm St. and the 700 block of W. 29th, from 50-mph to 35-mph. The matter therefore died, and did not move forward for a vote. They passed the Second Reading of an amended Ordinance which reduces the speed limit on 22nd St. between Palm and Chestnut, to 35-mph.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council decided to sent back to the Community Protection Committee for further review and recommendation, with regard to the use of fireworks, that’s because on Monday (May 19th), Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Senate File 303, which prevents Iowa cities and counties from prohibiting or limiting the use of fireworks on July 3, 4 and Dec. 31.

The Council passed a Resolution authorizing the bid letting for 2025 concrete street improvement projects. City Engineer Dave Sturm said those projects include North Chestnut Street (State Street to the Schildberg parking lot, and State Street (from Locust to Chestnut).

Sturm explained in a little more detail what the project entails.

The Atlantic City Council approved setting June 4^th as the date for a public hearing and passage of an amended ordinance pertaining to City Elections.