By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa- On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council received a presentation from Overland Property Development Group on a possible housing development project. Brett Johnson, a partner at Overland Property, gave the presentation. Overland Property wants to construct a 48-unit apartment complex at the site of the former Georgian […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa- On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors tabled Solid Waste Commission appointments. The board decided to table the discussion because of Supervisor Grerg Gordy’s absence. Supervisor Mike Vander Molen wanted to ask Gordy some questions about the commission. In its last meeting, the board discussed […]
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By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board received two public comments by instructors in regards to the comments made by the board in its last meeting. In its previous meeting on Oct. 29, the board discussed test scores and said scores are too low. The board questioned the […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Water Utility Board of Trustees unanimously tabled discussing the compensation of Oskaloosa Water Department General Manager Chad Coon. Coon is making $64,800 a year. Coon researched eight communities to see what other GMs are making. That average came out to be about […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council and the Water Utility Board of Trustees held a meeting to discuss how both entities can share services to reduce costs. The board oversees the Oskaloosa Water Department (OWD). The conversation was based off a shared services study conducted by […]
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By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors inched closer to agreeing on a tri-county mental health regionalization 28E agreement. Mahaska County is looking to regionalize with Marion and Poweshiek County. The mental health services that are provided do not change. What changes is the […]
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