Budget decisions begin
Current and proposed city department budgets
Putting more cops on the beat is a plan that’s sure to win the support of both elected officials and everyday citizens.
However, it’s a plan that usually comes with a hefty price tag. In Fort Dodge, that cost is $140,419.80 for three additional police officers.
City Council members are now pondering how to come up with at least some of that money as they continue work on the proposed budget for 2009-2010.
Councilmen Matt Bemrich and Don Wilson are pressing for three more officers, which would boost the city’s force to 40 members.
FD woman injured after pallet piece pierces windshield
January 6, 2009
A Fort Dodge woman received a surprise when a piece of a broken pallet went through the windshield of her car Monday morning.
Cynthia Lynn Howey, 44, was driving north on Kenyon Road, near Friendship Haven, around 11:20 a.m.
Humboldt looks at infrastructure improvements
January 6, 2009HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt City Council looked at proposed improvements to the city’s sanitary sewer system at Monday’s council meeting.
» Full StoryHumboldt Co. Housing requests $7,500 from city
January 6, 2009HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt County Housing Development Association asked the city of Humboldt for a $7,500 contribution at Monday’s City Council meeting.
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