Sheldon, Iowa — When the Sheldon City Council met Wednesday they were told that there have been no challenges to the petition asking for a vote by the public on both the proposed gas and electric franchise agreements with MidAmerican Energy. Therefore, the council voted to have the matter placed on the ballot for the November 5th election. The ballot will show two items, one for the proposed electricity franchise, the other for the proposed gas franchise. These proposals do not include the franchise fees that were originally considered by the council.
In other business, the council received a letter supporting the merger of the two City employee unions. After hearing from union representative Preston DeBoer, the council voted to accept the letter for information and stated they would take it under advisement.
The council also authorized the request for proposals for redevelopment of three locations where dilapidated buildings are located. Those locations are the Sunset Motel on Business 60 South, DJ’s Can Redemption on Highway 18 West and the residential property at 1023 Garfield Avenue. Under state law old buildings must be taken to a landfill where they first must be inspected for hazardous material. Separate bids will be required for each location and the best overall proposals will be accepted for consideration by the council.
In other action, the council approved a pay request for the Wastewater treatment plant, which is now in operation. The council plans to tour the facility after their October 2nd meeting. The City is also planning opportunities to tour the plant at some later date.
The council approved the appointment of Bailey Elgersma to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Josh Boomgarden to the SCAT team. City Manager Sam Kooiker announced that nearly all city boards and commissions are at full strength.
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