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The City of Fort Dodge’s plan to amend their Reinvestment District gets the green light from the Iowa Department of Economic Development and Finance Authority. This will essentially allow the City to ‘capture back’ an additional $3.5 million dollars in…
A property acquisition resolution at the next Fort Dodge City Council meeting gives a glimpse of a future Fort Dodge Fire Department Station 2. The City of Fort Dodge recently distributed their meeting packet information for the upcoming council meeting. Contained…
A group of local Webster County residents have recently penned a letter to the Webster County Supervisors, asking for increased oversight and transparency of county animal control issues. According to the letter presented to the Supervisors, community members had raised concerns with…
The United States Department of Transportation has given the ‘clear for takeoff’ in regard to the new service request involving flights to Denver. Earlier this month, SkyWest Airlines filed a request for change in service pattern. That request was followed…
Kicking off the Council meeting Monday evening, there will be a series of public hearings. First up will be a public hearing on water main replacement near Loomis Park and North 7th Street. This project was amended in 2024 to…
The Fort Dodge City Council will be eyeing a slight tax levy rate increase for Fort Dodge property owners. The Council is slated to meet again on Monday. A sneak peak of the presentation materials for the budget workshop indicate…
A request for an internal capital loan has given a glimpse of some possible future changes at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. Lakeside is requesting an internal loan from city reserves to purchase some capital equipment. The loan would be used…
The Iowa Public Information Board met today in Des Moines for their regularly scheduled meeting. On their docket was case number 25FC:0134, involving The City of Fort Dodge and Fort Dodge Police Department regarding the traffic stop of former Mayor…
The City of Fort Dodge is working to acquire the property situated between 904 and 920 Central Avenue, locally known as the Trolley Center. Last December, the City of Fort Dodge filed a petition in district court in regards to the…
SkyWest Airlines filed a ‘Request for Change in Service Pattern’ with the US Department of Transportation in regards to service provided at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. The request proposes transitioning from 12 weekly round trips to Chicago, to 7…