GRRWA asking for steep rate hikes starting in July
Most municipal partners at landfill will see rates more than double BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
budgets
City Council to tackle budget Thursday
Levy proposal to remain essentially the same for fiscal year 2023 BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Spirited debate paves way for 10% county wage hike
Sheriff’s administration to get 45% bump beginning July 1, if budget approved BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Outbreak throws chaos into city, county budgets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City and county officials are going back to…
County still winnowing $32M budget for 2020-21
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MONTROSE – Lee County Budget Director Cindy Renstrom is threading the…
Few suprises in initial county budget talks
Supervisors to continue initial budgeting session on Friday BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY –…
Winter taking toll on city, county snow budgets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With chances of snow around 30% each day…
Workshop set to discuss budget and “dire situation” of city’s general fund
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a lengthy discussion last week about city…
County officials get to work on 2020 budgets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Department heads continue to throw…
City Manager says city can’t afford LCEDG request
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison City Manager David Varley wrote…
City Council tables LCEDG contribution discussions
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A discrepancy in interpretation of the City…
City prepping for 20% drop in hotel/motel tax revenues
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Hotel and motel revenues in the city…
Proposed city budget shows reduced property tax levy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison residents may be getting a…
County officials settle budget $158K short
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In a mid-Friday afternoon budget strategy session,…
County’s early figures show $3M shortfall for FY19
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A short budget workshop on Friday resulted in…
County building security concerns brought up at budget talks
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – District Judge John Wright, who chairs the…
District’s alternative meal plan begins Monday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Students in the Fort Madison School District…
FM school district picks up 5-year support levy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Weighted down by declining enrollment and reduced…
FM City Council Budget Hearing Notice – March 7, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held…
County submits final $11.7M budget
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A $11.7 million county budget will be submitted…
LCBS budget workshop today at 2 p.m.
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a budget…
Supervisors taking another look at budget levy
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The Lee County portion of your tax levy…
City proposes holding $15.91 tax levy for next fiscal year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite several hours of crunching debate and…
State DOC to close John Bennett amidst budget cuts
UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM FORT MADISON MAYOR BRAD RANDOLPH BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT…
Supervisors stop short of cutting LCEDG funding
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – After hearing from…
Lee County Conference Board – Feb. 23, 2017 Public Hearing Agenda
PCC STAFF MONTROSE – PUBLIC NOTICE Lee County Conference Board…
County board wants bigger bang for economic buck
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – A side conversation…