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Butler–Grundy Development Alliance urges feasibility study on truck services; local carrier seeks wastewater agreement
Summary
At the Sept. 22 council meeting Butler–Grundy Development Alliance Director Jeff Kolb said a Highway 20 corridor study found gaps in truck services; local carrier owner James Martindale asked the city to consider a feasibility study and a potential wastewater agreement with Iowa Regional Utilities Association. Council expressed support for a study but raised unanswered wastewater questions; no formal action was taken.
At its Sept. 22 meeting the Grundy Center City Council heard a presentation from the Butler–Grundy Development Alliance about potential truck-related business opportunities and the need for a feasibility study.
Butler–Grundy Development Alliance Director Jeff Kolb told the council that a strategic planning exercise for the Highway 20–Cedar Valley corridor identified local gaps in services for trucking and semi tractor trailers, citing needs such as a truck wash, parts store and truck mechanics. Kolb introduced James Martindale, owner of Martinson Trucking, who said he is interested in pursuing a feasibility study and exploring a potential wastewater agreement between a future truck wash and the City, with utilities service potentially provided by the Iowa Regional Utilities Association.
Mayor Paul Eberline encouraged moving forward with a feasibility study and asked that the city's immediate community needs be prioritized in any development. Members of the Public Works Committee said there remain many unanswered questions a feasibility study should address before any formal decision about accepting truck wash wastewater into the city's system. The council took no formal action on the study or an agreement at the meeting.
