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City Council renews Residential Tax Abatement program

By KOLLEEN TAYLOR The Webster City City Council approved a number of purchases and contracts in addition to addressing a public hearing during the meeting and setting another public hearing in September during Monday night's meeting. The public hearing on the Residential Tax Abatement program was approved by the Webster City City Council after a presentation by Ariel Bertran who gave a brief history on the use of this program. The 1993 residential tax abatement had about 100 projects which used the abatement, and the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning board was to approve…

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The workings of an idle mind

It was so hot the other day I saw a funeral procession pull through a Dairy Queen. Okay, that’s an exaggeration but it was really hot. When it gets this hot, I stay inside as much as possible and this often results in too little to occupy my

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Buffer Pilot Project just got better

There are times when a good idea can be made even better. That is the case with the expansion of the state’s Streamside Buffer Pilot Project. It uses a comparatively small amount of money to help farmers plant vegetation along the sides of waterways, with the ultimate goal of cleaning up water downstream. And…

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Parents invited to Back to School Night Aug. 3

Back to School Night will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug, 3 at the Webster City Middle School, 1101 Des Moines St. Webster City Community School District invites all students and families to this special evening. designed as a one-stop location where families can access the resources and support needed to…

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Water testing necessary to preserve ecosystem

Letter to the Editor Growing up in rural Iowa, I spent a lot of time at nearby waterways. I learned to tell the quality of a waterway by the ecosystem in and around it or the lack of one. Now, Iowa faces a public health and water crisis that demands immediate action. Our state…

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