Fort Dodge Council Approves Joint Public Safety Authority for New Law Enforcement Center
The Fort Dodge City Council voted in a special session to establish a joint authority with Webster County for planning and building a new law enforcement center, advancing the most substantial public-safety infrastructure project on the city’s immediate horizon.
Special Council Session: Public Safety Authority
Meeting June 30, the council adopted a resolution approving the Articles of Incorporation for the Webster County Public Safety Authority. The body is designed to allow the city and county to jointly select building sites, acquire land, and construct, equip, and operate public buildings for law enforcement. According to the council agenda, future actions tied to the authority are expected in July and August.
June 22 City Council Meeting
The council awarded two owner-occupied housing rehabilitation contracts under the $1.5 million CDBG Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization Project. Factory Services received a $22,580 contract for work at 210 2nd St NW and a $32,398 contract for 1132 1st Ave NW, for a combined $54,978.
In other business, the council moved forward with a third consideration of Ordinance 2415, which amends Chapter 14.51 of the city code governing demolition and house movers. The consent agenda included approval of a $34,000 camera system maintenance contract with Lumsden Technologies, a $332,093.02 payment to US Water Utility Group for a work authorization, and resolutions setting public hearings for the North 15th Street Corridor Improvements and the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center painting project. Dates for those hearings were not yet published.
Airport Commission: Cameras and Leases
The Fort Dodge Regional Airport Commission met June 26 and approved a $6,805.58 estimate from Lumsden Technologies to install additional security cameras. The commission also approved Supplemental Amendment No. 6 to Lease DA-25-066-ENG-4546 and Lease Amendment No. 2 to the GSA lease GS-06P-LIA31028. Members considered a request for military aerial support for a 1-194 Field Artillery BOSS Lift Event, though a decision was not specified in the agenda summary.
Coming up
The Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing Tuesday, July 7, to review Case #1193, a request for a special exception that would allow a 6-foot-tall white vinyl privacy fence at 2205 20th Ave N. The fence would separate the property from a new public trail in the N 22nd Street right-of-way. The meeting will be the only local government board session on the immediate calendar.
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