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By:
Brad Hicks
ALGONA A bill, an idea for a new awning, change orders and other ideas to incorporate into the Algona Public Library renovation project were handled and/or discussed at the Algona City Council meeting Monday, April 19.
The council approved a payment of $218,462.93 to Henkel Construction for its most recent work on the facility. The balance to finish the project is $627,459.16.
Council members met with Lori Walton, the Algona Public Library director, and Siri Hartsfield, a member of the library’s board of trustees, during a work session prior to the regular council meeting. They reviewed the status of the library renovation project, which Walton said remains on track, despite a number of matters that have cropped up and forced change orders from the original plans.
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The Clear Lake Community School District will pay more than estimated for the next three projects included in its $18 million bond referendum.
The Clear Lake Board of Education unanimously approved bids for the gym vestibule area, high school interior renovation and the high school parking lot expansion Tuesday evening during its meeting.
Collectively, the approved bids for the projects total nearly $3.3 million, which is about $500,000 more than estimated by ATURA architecture. The largest difference was seen in the gym vestibule area, originally estimated at $1.7 million.
Clear Lake Schools Superintendent Doug Gee, right, discusses the bids for the gym vestibule area, high school renovations and parking lot expansion projects with the school board Tuesday evening.
Grab and Give collected over $6,000 for Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank
18 teams participated in annual event.
Posted: Mar 2, 2021 12:33 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – The annual Grab and Give Grocery Event collected $6,233.82 for the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank.
The Cerro Gordo County Farm Bureau gathered 18 teams at Hy-Vee West in Mason City on February 23. Three heats were held with six teams in each heat and the goal was to gather as close to $250 in groceries in just five minutes. Teams were given a list of items most needed by the food bank and had to have at least 10 different items off that list in their cart.