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Anamosa to develop Capital Improvement Plan; resident praises new Wapsi-Ana Park playground
Summary
City Administrator Jeremiah Hoyt said the city will begin strategic planning to create a Capital Improvement Plan aligned with the Comprehensive Plan. During public comment, downtown property owner Tom Durgin praised Parks & Recreation for installing new playground equipment at Wapsi-Ana Park; the council also approved a Parks & Recreation Board appointment.
City Administrator Jeremiah Hoyt told the Anamosa City Council on Oct. 13 that the city will begin strategic planning work over the coming weeks to develop a Capital Improvement Plan aligned with the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
Jeremiah Hoyt, the City Administrator, presented the administrative update as information for the council; no formal action was taken on the strategic-planning process at the meeting. The administration said staff will prepare planning materials and next steps for council consideration.
During the open comment period Tom Durgin, a downtown property owner, publicly commended the Parks & Recreation Department and its board for obtaining new playground equipment at Wapsi-Ana Park. "I wanted to give kudos to the Parks & Rec Department and their Board for getting new playground equipment for the Wapsi-Ana Park," Durgin said.
Separately, the council approved Resolution 2025-70 to appoint a member to the Parks and Recreation Board, filling a term that runs through Oct. 15, 2029. That appointment was recorded as a council action during the same meeting.
Council member Kay Smith also used her council-report time to remind the public of the Member Appreciation Tea Tasting and Theatrical Program at the Anamosa Library and Learning Center on Oct. 19 for the Friends of the Library.
After the administrative updates and public comment the council entered a closed session under Iowa Code §21.5(1)(i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual at that person’s request and returned to open session later that evening.
