City Council initiates annexation of 154 acres, approves second sister city

City Council initiates annexation of 154 acres, approves second sister city

The Ames City Council initiated the annexation of 154 acres, approved a request to annex 36 acres from the Iowa State Research Park and added a European city as a sister city during their meeting Tuesday evening.  In January, the council initiated a voluntary annexation of around 400 acres in north Ames, including 154 acres that include the Ames Golf and Country Club (AGCC) and the Irons Subdivision.  According to city documents, as of May 6, 22…

Council approves infrastructure bids, mulls annexations

In a flurry of activity Tuesday night, May 13, at its regular meeting, the Bellefontaine City Council adopted five ordinances seeking proposals for bids and contracts for summer infrastructure programs, passed on an emergency basis another ordinance allowing the Parks and Recreation Department to solicit bids for the Oakland Square project, and gave assent to resolutions announcing the city’s intention to provide services to two different parcel…