Decatur council introduces higher building‑permit fees and adopts code supplement; accepts clean audit and hears resident traffic petition

Apr 21, 2026

Council introduced Ordinance 2026‑6 to raise building‑permit and demolition fees and tabled it to May 5 after adopting it on first reading; it adopted Ordinance 2026‑9 to supplement the municipal code, accepted a State Board of Accounts audit with no findings, and heard a resident request a 3‑way stop at 7th and Madison.

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The Decatur Common Council on April 21 heard a proposal to raise building‑permit and demolition fees, adopted a code‑supplement ordinance, accepted a clean audit for 2021–2024 and listened to a resident petition about a local intersection.

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