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Armstrong Resident Questions Curb and Gutter Project Calculations
By charguth May 3, 2021 2:56 pm
Saga Communications
Armstrong, IA (KICD) The Armstrong City Council may be looking at its budget a little bit differently after a resident began calculating some of the numbers on his own in the recent weeks.
Arden Kinnander went before the council last week to discuss some of his “finding” including a calculations for a 2020 curb and gutter project levy.
Mayor David Grussing noted budget preparation is a long process and most of the work this time around was done prior to him taking office.
Kinnander is under the belief that all land owners in Armstrong should be paying around 13 thousand dollars for the project with the remaining balance being covered by those who actually befitted from the project.
Armstrong Council Hears From Resident On Police Deal Budget
By mmcwilliams April 27, 2021 6:13 am
Saga Communications
Armstrong, IA (KICD) Monday night, the Armstrong City Council heard from a resident during their regular meeting about some things he found in the budget. Armstrong Resident Arden Kinnander says he did the math for the law enforcement deal brought up by Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens at a previous meeting. He says residents have only seen the cost of the sheriff department’s $94,000 divided by 20 hours for around a rate of $91 for an hour of patrol.
Kinnander also had an estimate for a flat billing for all residents.