The Pella City Council approved four resolutions to secure financing for three key infrastructure projects at their meeting Tuesday evening. Loan agreements and issuance of loan notes for improvements related to the new Lely Park, 218th Avenue/Neil Drive reconstruction, and a new wildlife fence at the Pella Municipal Airport were all approved.
Council also approved the second reading an ordinance for a planned unit development for the Pella Market on Main Street south of downtown.
The first reading of a zoning change for 9.66 acres of land along 218th Place from agricultural to mixed commercial for Eagle Electric, was approved. The business is owned by Councilmember Bruce Scheibout, who abstained from discussion and the vote. The council also approved a resolution for a 28E Agreement between Indianola Municipal Utilities and Pella Fiber for use of cable television services.
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As fiber is placed in the ground along city streets and connections are made to homes and businesses, the City of Pella is thanking residents for their support of the municipal project.
Pella Fiber will have customers with internet service in the next few months, with the goal of connecting hundreds to gigabit speeds through a public utility by the end of the year.
Keetah Dotson with Pella Fiber says the investment potential customers are making by signing up for pre-registrations and later for service, allows the utility to invest in more robust infrastructure for the community and additional amenities. As of this week, 3150 households and businesses have signed up for service.
Construction crews have been working in full force throughout the Pella community installing the fiber for future high-speed internet use for residents and businesses. Keetah Dodson is the Customer Service Manager of Pella Fiber, and says the utility has test customers in operation, while Excel Utility Contractors have been placing fiber and connecting homes with drops.
Dodson says more than 3,000 households and businesses have signed up for service drops at the Pella Fiber website to be connected and have the opportunity to become full-service users of gigabit internet, voice, and television as a utility through the City of Pella. The goal is to have the first customers with full internet connections later this spring, with crews aiming to connect several thousand pre-registrants by the end of the fall.
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