Dallas Center‑Grimes board approves plans for secure‑entry renovations at two elementaries

The Dallas Center‑Grimes Community School District board approved plans and specifications for secure‑entry renovation projects at Northridge Elementary and Dallas Center Elementary during a special meeting. Public hearings on both projects were opened and closed with no written objections reported.

Board secretary Miss Wehrman told the board that no written objections had been filed for either proposal. Following the hearings, the board voted on each set of plans. A motion to approve the Northridge Elementary plans was moved by Moberg and seconded by Fiella; the motion carried by voice vote. A separate motion to approve the Dallas Center Elementary plans was moved by Director Dickinson and seconded by Vander Velden; that motion also carried by voice vote.

The public hearings were convened as required for consideration of plans and specifications; the board recorded presence of directors during roll call and confirmed a quorum before proceeding. The transcript does not record a roll‑call tally for the motions, only that the motions "carried." The board announced a forthcoming regular meeting date but the exact date in the record was unclear.

Next steps typically include final administrative steps to execute contracts or solicit bids consistent with the approved plans; the board did not state those specifics in the meeting record. The meeting adjourned after the approvals.