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[email protected] Construction of a new sanitary sewer line that will help to make further development of the northeast side of Fort Dodge possible was approved by the City Council Monday. The new line will extend north from the area of 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North. The council hired Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge, to build the line at a cost of $388,460. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract. Other bidders for the job were Hurst & Sons, Waterloo, $472,071.50; Crow River Construction, New London, Minnesota, $479,985; Brian Nettleson Excavating, Joice, $510,920; S.M. Hentges, Jordan, Minnesota, $554,243; J & K Contracting, Urbandale, $575,575; and Riley-Armstrong Plumbing and Heating, Fort Dodge, $621,943. ....
[email protected] An investigator will be added to the staff of the Webster County Attorney’s Office this summer. The investigator will assist the Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Department, the Dayton Police Department and the Gowrie Police Department. With no discussion, the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved the agreement that will create the position. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote. The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the agreement on April 27. Under that agreement, the city will pay 60 percent of the investigator’s salary. The county will pay 40 percent of the salary and the employer’s share of health insurance and other benefits. ....
The City Council on Monday awarded contracts for that work, plus two other infrastructure jobs. South 21st Street between 14th and 15th avenues south will be rebuilt. Nearby, 15th Avenue South between Oleson Park Avenue and South 22nd Street will also be rebuilt. Castor Construction, of Fort Dodge, was awarded a $1,399,689.05 contract for the work. Councilman Jeff Halter, who lives along the section of South 21st Street to be rebuilt, abstained from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract. He did not give a reason for abstaining. Other bidders for the job were Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge ($1,425,687); Wicks Construction, Decorah ($1,433,441.50); and Crow River Construction, New London, Minnesota ($1,627,293.50). ....
-Submitted graphic The proposed Fort Dodge city property tax rate for the fiscal year is $20.43 per $1,000 of taxable value. That levy is divided up to provide money for many different government functions as shown here in this graphic. This levy is for the city government only. Webster County, the Fort Dodge Community School District and Iowa Central Community College will each have their own levies. -Submitted graphic The general fund budget for the city of Fort Dodge, which pays for many government programs, is on track to finish the last fiscal year on June 30 with a $118,000 surplus. This graphic shows the fund as originally budgeted and what the current actual budget figures are. ....