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Supervisors OK speed limit reduction, set public hearings on zoning fees

TOLEDO – During the Monday, Sept. 15 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors approved a small list of relatively routine items prior to the marathon discussion and eventual split vote on Salt Creek Wind Phase II. The board voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit to 35 ...

Salt Creek Wind II development vote fails 3-2

TOLEDO - Commercial wind energy development in Tama County has hit another wall. This past Monday, Sept. 15, the Tama County Board of Supervisors was expected to take action on several agenda items related to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project including the following: -Approve ...

‘We were welcomed here for a long time’

TOLEDO – This past Monday, the future of Salt Creek Wind Phase II – the second and final phase of the roughly $418 million Salt Creek Wind Project in Tama County – was set to be decided by the Board of Supervisors as part of a settlement agreement with the project's owner. But while ...

Fall Fest planned for Oct. 5 at Otter Creek Lake & Park

OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – With Otter Creek Lake at last full following the restoration project that completed in 2023, Tama County Conservation is more than ready to welcome the public to its family-oriented Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1-5 p.m. “Our goal is to provide a fun, ...

Board of Supervisors holds public hearing on Salt Creek Wind II

TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, was standing room only, with many loitering in the hall just to have an idea of what was transpiring in the main room. The crowd was mainly split into two, like a scene out of West Side Story, although lacking ...

AI software divides Tama County Board of Conservation

OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – The regular September meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation was both long and, at times, contentious as the body led by Director Curtis Behrens worked through a number of agenda items including planning for the upcoming Fall Fest, an offer of ...

Bond updates: Reinbeck Fire decides against; G-R approves resolution

REINBECK - In an update to a story that published last Friday addressing the possibility of both a Gladbrook-Reinbeck school bond referendum and a City of Reinbeck fire station bond appearing on the ballot together as part of this fall's city/school election, Reinbeck Fire Chief Chris Heasley ...

Bandstand and solar

TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Aug. 25, started with a lively back-and-forth during the public comment time. Afterwards, the official meeting kicked off with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, giving his weekly report. Dalesek told the board ...