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The Mayor and City Council met on Tuesday, May 21, and the Mayor began with proclamations designating Public Works Week and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month. The Mayor also purchased his commemorative button from the Fourth of July committee. A new button is designed each year to reflect that year’s theme. Money raised from the sale of these buttons helps fund the fireworks display which will take place on Thursday, July 4.
The City Council approved the second phase of improvements at Lions Park. This $750,000 phase will include removing the current tennis courts and constructing a new tennis court, four pickleball courts, three half-court basketball courts, sidewalks, and storm water retention. You can view the master plan for Lions Park here.
The City Council approved a final plat for 24 single-family lots near the northwest corner of 170th Street and Meredith Drive. Urbandale continues to grow west into Dallas County.
A multi-year project to install an improved storm sewer system along 65th and 66th Streets near Townsend Avenue is taking shape. The City Council approved a $200,000 agreement with an engineering firm to start the final designs. The entire project will ultimately cost about $3 million, includes full street replacements, and will help mitigate flooding.
The City Council also approved a $130,000 agreement with an engineering firm to design the extension of the storm sewer system from the Merle Hay campus along Airline Avenue to 66th Street and Madison Avenue to 64th Street. The installation of the new storm sewer will require a full street replacement and is expected to cost about $2.5 million.
The City Council will meet again on Tuesday, June 4. You can watch all the City Council meetings on YouTube and find council agendas here.
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