Fire Housing Ceremony
Mayor Bresnan, Council Members Marchant and Mathieu, Chief
Seymour, past and present fire department members, and community members
officially dedicated the fire departments new aerial ladder truck this past
Saturday. The “Housing Ceremony” began
with remarks from the Mayor, Past Chief Hunt, and Chief Seymour. After officially dedicating the truck, a
reception and open house to view the truck was held in the station. This new piece of equipment is the largest
truck ever purchased by the City of Indianola and will serve the community for
at least the next 20 years.
Congratulations to the fine men and women of the Indianola Fire
Department on the dedication and addition to our fire apparatus fleet.
2012 Street Program Update
Community Development staff met with Britt Sternquist and
Jenifer Croat of Snyder & Associates regarding the completion of the 2012
paving project. Sternquist has agreed to complete the construction at the
intersection of West Boston and North Howard the second week of July and
estimates the completion of the project to be 30 days. Chuck has requested
Snyder to modify the contract to reflect a new completion date and will bring
the amended contract to Council for consideration. This revised schedule is at the request of a
business owner who doesn’t want to have sales adversely affected during the
busy spring season. The timing and
location shouldn’t create a significant disruption for downtown events as the
remaining work is a few blocks off the Square.
Summer Preparations Begin
The Parks
and Recreation Department has been busy on a number of projects preparing for
the upcoming summer season. Repair work
is underway at the McCord Park restrooms to address cracked flooring as well as
installing new sinks, toilets and hand dryers.
The Pickard Park Dug Out Roof bids are being evaluated as well as
ongoing equipment maintenance on mowers, concessions, and vehicles required to
maintain the park and keep activities moving forward. Bid information is nearing completion for a
new pool heater at the Memorial Park pool with the hope of installing prior to
opening this summer. Finally, staff is
busy in the greenhouse planting and watering to ensure we have the plants
needed later this spring when weather conditions improve.
Retail Development
Indianola will be
welcoming two new businesses to our community soon. Napoli’s Authentic Italian based in St.
Joseph, MO will be opening a second location in Indianola. A sign indicating the new business is up at
its new location in the Suites on Salem building located at 117 E. Salem. At this time, the business will be occupying
3/4th of the available space on the main level. In addition to the dinning and carry-out
operations, the business will also house a wine bar. The anticipated opening is planned within the
next few months. The second business
scheduled to open is Monterrey Mexican Restaurant in the former Indianola
Family Restaurant building at 1303 N. Jefferson. Indianola will be the 6th location
in Iowa for Monterrey with most locations in the Des Moines metro region. We
look forward to welcoming these new businesses to our community!
