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The Fort Dodge City Council will hold a public hearing Monday to establish a downtown renovation program at their regular meeting Monday. A memo from Paige Wheeler, Fort Dodge’s recently appointed Development Services Director, the City Council proposes to enter…
The Dodger Area Rapid Transit (DART) / MIDAS Regional Transit Authority (RTA 5) will host two meetings to discuss the proposed increases in fares, as well as discontinuing the connection to Jefferson Lines. The proposed changes would take effect August…
A resolution to increase the staffing levels at Fort Dodge Fire Department will come before the Council Monday night. Under the current staffing model, there are 3 shifts of 13 firefighters, working 24-hour shifts. The proposal calls for increasing the…
A presentation outlining the proposed North 15th Street improvements has been scheduled for Monday, June 23rd 2025, just before the regularly scheduled council meeting. The proposed improvements have progressed, but not without a moderate share of public speculation. Opponents of…
The Fort Dodge City Council will consider reassigning the Animal Confinement Contract at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday. According to the communication from City Manager David Fierke to the Council, the current operator of City Pound – Pups and Paws…
The Fort Dodge City Council will consider some new poultry restrictions at their next meeting on Monday. In a correspondence from Ryan Maehl to the Council, Fort Dodge’s Inspection Division has received and continues to receive complaints about chickens. With…
The City of Fort Dodge has announced it will temporarily lift its yard waste ban for a short period. The ban will be lifted beginning tomorrow Saturday, May 31st 2025 and extending through Jun 8th 2025. Residents are reminded that…
The Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budgeting season has come to a wrap. The final Public Hearing has been held. The Webster County Beacon website already has levy rate information calculated and displayed. Fort Dodge’s Fiscal Year 2025 tax levy was…
Governor Kim Reyonds signed a slew of bills into law on Monday, once of which will have a local impact this summer. Governor Reynolds signed off on Senate File 303, a law that prevents Iowa cities and counties from prohibiting…
Fort Dodge’s Sewer Utility Revenue Fund would again be the source of an additional Fort Dodge Fiber loan, according to communication from City Manager David Fierke to the Mayor and City Council. A public hearing for the proposed borrowing has…