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Michelle Spohnheimer, housing and community development director, and the city council recognized Esmeralda Armas and Geri Larson for years of service before Monday’s council meeting.
Marshalltown may be looking at a larger than usual fireworks display for the Fourth of July.
The Marshalltown City Council discussed how much it will put toward the city’s fireworks this year during a regular meeting Monday.
The city normally pitches in $5,000 every year but council member Gary Thompson suggested going bigger this year. He recalled voting “no” on fireworks funding last year.
“With the pandemic hopefully coming to an end, I talked to a fireworks commercial vendor and they said we could put on a heck of a show for $25,000,” Thompson said.