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Swisher council reviews CRANDIC parking‑lot plan and considers bond use; annexation updates pending county review
Summary
Council reviewed a 55‑space CRANDIC parking‑lot plan with an engineer’s cost estimate of $90,740 (maintenance every five years $17,290) and directed a two‑phase design for budget workshops; the council also received an annexation timeline update from a property owner and tabled bond‑repurposing decisions pending bonding‑attorney advice.
The Swisher City Council reviewed a parking‑lot plan prepared by the city engineer for property associated with CRANDIC that shows 55 parking spaces (three handicapped), green space and lighting with access from First and Second streets.
The city engineer’s opinion of probable cost for excavation, paving three handicapped spaces, seal coating the remaining lot, adding lighting, street accesses and sidewalk is $90,740, with estimated maintenance costs every five years of $17,290. The council directed the city engineer to present a two‑phase plan the council can consider during upcoming budget workshops.
Separately, property owner Brad Degen asked for an update on his requested annexation into the city. Mayor Julie Persons reported the city is waiting for final submission to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors because the Johnson County Secondary Road Engineers are disputing engineering fees on the joint 120th/Division Street project; HR Green’s Tim Cutsforth said some paperwork would be submitted to the county the next day in hopes of moving the annexation along.
Council also reviewed correspondence from the City of Cedar Rapids proposing annexation of property on Walford Road and reviewed CRANDIC’s responses on a property lease. The council directed Sonya LaGrange and Nikki Hynek to request a longer lease from CRANDIC and to ask whether seal coating would need to be removed at the end of the lease.
The minutes record discussion and direction to staff; the council tabled any repurposing of Division Street bond proceeds for legal review by the bonding attorney before taking action.
