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Council repeals and replaces conservation-subdivision ordinance after clerical error; motion to require new procedures fails
Summary
Council voted to repeal an incorrectly posted version of the Chapter 23 conservation‑subdivision ordinance and adopt the correct ordinance on second and third reading; a companion motion directing the city attorney and clerk to formalize new safeguards failed on a tied/no‑consensus vote.
The Ames City Council on Aug. 26 repealed an incorrect version of the city’s Chapter 23 conservation‑subdivision ordinance and adopted the correct, intended ordinance after staff said a prior draft was inadvertently uploaded for second and third readings.
City Attorney Mark told council the correct ordinance had been provided for the first…
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