1. POPULATION: The census numbers are in and Indianola’s new population is 14,782. This compares to the following year:
2005 Special Census 14,156
2000 population 12,998
2. REPRESENTATIVES: Representative Glen Massie and Senator Kent Sorensen are scheduled for the February 22 council meeting.
3. TRAIL GRANT: Glen Cowan presented the Jerry Kelley Trail project to the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance sub-committee on the 9th. There is about $450,000 available and well in excess of a million in grant applications.
An award announcement will be made in March.
4. PRESIDENTS DAY: Another reminder council meets on Tuesday the 22nd due the Presidents Day on the 21st. City offices will be closed.
5. AQUATIC CENTER: In the packet is the 13-year revenue/expense history of the Memorial Pool/Aquatic Center. Note that only 4 of the 13 years have a negative balance and 2 of those years are 08/09 and 09/10. Note also that overhead costs are increasing with the facility’s age.
6. DC TRIP: Randy Gathers and Pete Berry are unable to attend.
7. SPRING CLEANUP: The city’s annual cleanup will be held April 18-22 (one week) with McCoy Sanitation. It does not include appliances!
However, appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.) can be dropped off at the Brush Facility on April 16 free of charge! Midwest Appliance Recycling Recovery will pick up and haul away.
FYI-In 2010 Midwest picked up appliances at curbside for no charge but cost became an issue so they will only haul them from the Brush Facility.
Also the free spring leaf and organic yard waste disposal will be April 18 – May 1 at the Brush Facility during normal hours of operation.
The event will be advertised in the bi-monthly update, weekly flyer, Record Herald and Channel 7 and 86.
8. ALLEY CLOSING: We have received a request from The Garage (118 E. Ashland) to close the adjacent north/south alley for the months of April – September. Chuck Burgin has spoken with Terry Barger, owner of The Garage, and he plans to submit a request to purchase the alley within the next few weeks.
