Bob Svec24 hours agoLast Updated: April 14, 2021
New Hampton, IA – A tense and at times heated city council meeting on Monday April 5th ended with the New Hampton City Council deciding to table paying its portion of the “seed money” to the Chickasaw Ambulance Council.
The cities’ portion of the seed money, $7,295.70 was part of the $25,000 the newly formed ambulance council is to use to generate “requests for proposals” known as RFP’s for the purpose of hiring an attorney or consultant.
Questions were raised about this, mainly what does this money do to an agreement that was earlier reached by the cities in Chickasaw County and Chickasaw County to settle a lawsuit that had been filed by the county against the cities to pay for a two year ambulance contract that had been signed by the former ambulance council in June of 2019.
Ambulance Council approves new two-year contract Wed, 03/17/2021 - 10:34am Bob Fenske
New deal will begin July 1; council members also approve budget and rental space
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Bob Fenske
The Chickasaw Ambulance Council unanimously approved a two-year contract with the county s current ambulance provider during a meeting Tuesday evening in which council members also approved a budget and a rental agreement to house two ambulances.
Tuesday s meeting got off to a rocky start when Bassett Mayor Jim Ashley and Chickasaw Ambulance Service owner Jeremy McGrath argued over Ashley s contention that McGrath owned a part-time service, but cooler heads soon prevailed. I want to thank Jeremy for being willing to work with us, said Supervisor Jacob Hackman, who represents the county on the Ambulance Council, and I d like to thank this council for keeping it civil and working to get to an agreement. This is a move forward for the citizens of Chickasaw County.
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Robert James Martin, 78 Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:37pm Bob Fenske
Robert James Martin, age 78 of Rochester, Minnesota, and formerly of New Hampton, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at his home surrounded by his wife and children.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Holy Family Parish, New Hampton, with Rev. Brian Dellaert celebrating the Mass. Please join the family live on the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home Facebook page.
Friends may greet the family 4 - 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at the Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton where there will be a 7 p.m. parish scripture service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday. Online condolences for the Martin family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com
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Hotel/Motel Tax hands out grants Wed, 02/10/2021 - 3:26pm Bob Fenske
Ten organizations and area events receive $25,000 from the committee
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Bob Fenske
The New Hampton City Council last week approved the recommendation from the Hotel/Motel Tax Committee to distribute $25,000 in grants to non-profit organizations and events for the upcoming year.
The committee met the week before and made its recommendation, and although members said “no” to one request, it did not rule out helping St. Joseph Community School provide wheelchair accessibility in Runion Park.
“Basically, the committee would like them to apply for other grants first and then come to us for gap financing,” said New Hampton City Clerk Karen Clemens, who serves as a non-voting member of the committee. “I think they’re definitely willing to help out with that, but there are some good grant programs out there