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Council directs staff to pursue developer schedules and county talks after heated debate on housing incentives and possible roundabout

Ames City Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

After an extended discussion of five development incentive requests and three funding options, council directed staff to work with developers to produce implementation schedules and letters of intent, and to open discussions with Story County about partnering on a roundabout at Cameron/GW Carver that would support Dankbar and Greenbrier projects.

City staff presented a multi‑project housing incentive package that had been framed as three options: a minimal participation option, a mid‑level option and a full‑participation option (option 3) that would broaden city participation in infrastructure improvements or rebates. The staff memo flagged three "pioneer" infrastructure projects—sewer slip‑lining, an east‑west sewer, and intersection/traffic improvements—that could be prioritized. The proposed…

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