September 2019

The BCLUW board of education approved its staff master contract with a 1.5 percent raise in base pay for certified staff, support staff and administration and set a preliminary calendar for the 2019-2020 school year during its regular meeting on Monday evening.
           
According to Superintendent Ben Petty, none of the teachers will get a raise of less than $650 in annual salary, and while he acknowledged that the 1.5 percent figure sounded low, he added that it’s a product of the current environment in Iowa. 
           

In an attempt to move things forward with the ongoing discussion of water rights at the site of the proposed new housing development in town, the New Hartford city council has decided to pursue the option of purchasing bulk water from the Iowa Rural Utilities Association (IRUA) to distribute at the new addition.
 
Detailed in a story in last week’s Parkersburg Eclipse, the city of New Hartford recently annexed a plot of land into city limits, which would be used by a private developer who plans to build a new housing development.
 

During a brief regular meeting last Thursday night, the Conrad city council passed its fiscal year 2020 budget as presented and authorized a transfer into the capital fund.
           
The budget includes a total of $3,101,465 in revenues and $3,101,335 in expenditures and transfers out, and the levy rate is $11.05 per $1,000 of valuation on regular property. The levy rate on agricultural land within city limits was set at $3.00 per $1,000 of valuation. 
 
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The Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal year 2020 budget with an amendment to the general supplemental levy and rejected a request from GNB Bank for the use of the courthouse grounds during Felix Grundy Days during Monday morning’s regular meeting.