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Council approves billboard lease, construction contract and multiple rezoning/ordinance items; easement actions split
Summary
On Jan. 13 the City Council approved a digital billboard lease with Lamar, awarded a $292,849.82 contract for the Story County Edge‑of‑Field project, approved an easement vacation at 400 Field Drive for the resource‑recovery campus, took second/third readings and adopted multiple zoning and code amendments, and tabled other easement vacations pending final plats.
The Ames City Council recorded several formal actions across public‑works, land‑use and code amendments during its Jan. 13 meeting.
Billboard lease: Council approved a lease with Lamar Advertising to place a digital billboard on part of the Billy Sunday property. Staff said the lease was revised to give Lamar a 150‑day window to clear and restore the site after lease termination (up from 90 days) and to ensure the company would reimburse city costs if the city had to remove the sign. The zoning…
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