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Jasper County creates second phase urban renewal plan for Co-Line (opens the original)
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Supervisors this past week adopted the Phase 2 Urban Renewal Plan for Co-Line Manufacturing — a metal fabricator located on the county line between Jasper County and Mahaska County — thereby giving Jasper County an economic development tool to assist the company with its expansions. Jeff Davidson, executive director of JEDCO, told Newton News in a follow-up interview on Tuesday, Sept. 22 that an urban renewal plan is an enabling mechanism for tax increment financing, or TIF, which is the one too
EMA to update storm sirens in Jasper County (opens the original)
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To improve the safety of rural residents and better communicate potential storms, Jasper County Emergency Management Agency intends to use funds it obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state and the county to install new outdoor storm sirens in a number of unincorporated territories. The funding comes from the acquisition of a FEMA mitigation grant, which requires matching funds from the state and the county. In total, more than $563,000 is going toward the project. FEMA wi
Downtown grant programs gets $50K boost from FY26 ending balance (opens the original)
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Since there is an ending fund balance of $621,000 for fiscal year 2026, it was recommended by city of Newton staff to dedicate a small portion — roughly 4 percent — towards downtown grant programs. Council member Melissa Dalton felt like $25,000 would not be enough, so she motioned to double it. According to city documents, the allotment of funds was desirable to ensure the progress of the downtown district, and the proposed $25,000 would fill the anticipated gap. Upcoming projects are expected
School board comments show there is much to discuss at upcoming public hearing (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: The following is a part of a series of articles about the discussions that surfaced at a recent Newton School Board meeting that primarily focused on the offers to purchase the district’s closed elementary buildings. Articles have been separated to give equal coverage to the main viewpoints and issues raised. School board members last week rejected a $50,000 offer to buy two closed elementary buildings because Chris Barton, the Newton resident who made the initial offer, made a se
Special election for franchise fees scheduled for March 2027 (opens the original)
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Franchise fees will officially be decided by a special election, which has now been scheduled by the Newton City Council. On March 2, 2027, voters will decide whether to they want franchise fees for their electric and gas bills, which city officials say would address budget shortfalls caused by recent tax laws. However, the subject has been scrutinized by residents and an outgoing lawmaker, who have filled the council chambers on more than one occasion to voice opposition to the franchise fee pr
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