Heavy rains regularly meant trouble in Fort Dodge a decade or so ago. Many residents would have sewage backing up into their basements. Public works crews used to set up trailer-mounted pumps to pump sewage out of manholes. The staff of McClure Engineering Co. documented all these problems in ...
A potential 14-cent increase in the property tax rate for the Fort Dodge city government received scant interest during a Monday evening public hearing. Just one person, Mike Raja, owner of the Days Inn at 3040 Fifth Ave. S., addressed the City Council during the hearing. He spoke against the ...
The Fort Dodge Public Works Department compost site at the central garage, 3001 Eighth Ave. S., will open to city sanitation customers on Saturday. These are the guidelines for the compost site: Access is limited to city residents receiving garbage service. Securely cover yard waste in ...
Local legislators still wrestling with potential property tax and eminent domain changes were asked during a Saturday forum to explain their position on funding for education. State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, said during Saturday’s Eggs and Issues forum that statewide the number of ...
