September 2019

    GRUNDY CENTER — The proposed Creekside Development has new leadership.
    Monday, Creekside, Inc. president John Schuller reported to the Grundy Center City Council that Creekside Inc. has transferred controlling interest of the project, which is slated to bring a variety of living options for retired citizens to a 25-acre tract of land on the city’s far east side, to Cedar Falls-based Western Home Communities.

    GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center Park Board has undertaken a preventative treatment plan in its three city parks to ward off the destructive ash borer. 
    The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a tree insect that feeds under the bark of ash trees and damages the ability of the tree to transport water and nutrients. It may kill a tree in as little as two to four years according to information found on the Iowa Tree Pests.com website.

GRUNDY CENTER — A mowing incident led to a few tense moments at Grundy Center Middle School-High School last Wednesday.
    According to Superintendent Jerry Schutz, a mowing accident caused a gas leak at the meter on the east side of the school at just after 1 p.m. as students were being dismissed for a regularly-scheduled professional development time. Students were moved away from the building as Grundy Center Police and Fire helped school staff evacuate the building and the gas was turned off. Students were then sent home as scheduled.