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Kalona council sets hearing on 209 5th Street sale, seeks $85,000 riverboat grant; approves permits and licenses
Summary
The council set a Sept. 16 public hearing to consider selling 209 5th Street, authorized staff to apply for an $85,000 Washington County Riverboat grant for Student House Projects and the city food pantry, and approved routine items including chicken permits, a license renewal, and a work session.
At the Sept. 3 meeting the Kalona City Council approved several procedural items and resolutions.
Resolution No. 2024-Z was approved to set a public hearing on Sept. 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM in council chambers for the intent to sell property at 209 5th Street. The motion to approve the application submission and authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign the resolution was made by J Schmidt and seconded by Spitzer; councilmembers Bender, Spitzer, J Schmidt and Beisheim voted yes (G Schmidt was absent).
The council also approved Resolution No. 2024-AA, authorizing submission of a Washington County Riverboat Foundation grant application requesting $85,000. The application requests funds to purchase a job trailer to support Student House Projects and the City of Kalona food pantry. The motion was made by J Schmidt and seconded by Spitzer and carried by recorded yes votes from Bender, Spitzer, J Schmidt and Beisheim.
Other routine approvals included unanimous approval of three chicken permit applications for properties at 707 F Avenue, 814 5th Street and 818 5th Street (motion by Spitzer, second by Bender), and the setting of a work session for Sept. 16 at 5:45 PM (motion by Bender, second by Spitzer). The council also approved an Iowa ABD Special Class B Retail Native Wine License renewal/amendment for Best of Iowa; that motion passed on a 3–1 vote (the minutes do not identify the dissenting member). The meeting adjourned after the actions were completed.
The minutes record motions and votes for each item but do not provide the full grant application text, the sale terms for 209 5th Street, or the identity of the single dissent on the Best of Iowa license motion; those details will be available in the clerk’s office or in the respective application files.
