City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 1, 2026Official site

The Ottumwa City Council held a public meeting featuring a presentation from Main Street Ottumwa, held public hearings on property conveyance and a sewer rehabilitation project, and reconsidered a previous vote to purchase fire department vehicles.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Ottumwa, IA
Meeting Date
September 1, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

13 sections

36:02•JoElla Duprey

Okay. So the $33,000 payments for five years, that starts after the completion of the project?

36:27•JoElla Duprey

Right, but that's after it's completed? Yes. Okay, so it would be after 2028?

52:42•JoElla Duprey

When do you expect the project to start?

52:48•JoElla Duprey

Will it be completed before winter then?

54:01•JoElla Duprey

Okay, thank you. But you expect it to be done this fiscal year?

1:08:01 – 1:08:15•JoElla Duprey

Is that what I'm? We can maybe even put a limit on how much we would, we would have a cap on how much we would waive. depending on the size of the project.

1:13:50•JoElla Duprey

Go ahead. So with this evaluation and design,

1:14:38•JoElla Duprey

They continue to assist during the project.

1:14:44•JoElla Duprey

They're not here all the time, but they're there.

1:20:21•JoElla Duprey

Do you know when you'll be starting the project?

1:20:54•JoElla Duprey

My father will be very happy to hear that.

1:25:49 – 1:26:19•JoElla Duprey

It's for 9-11. I have a little bit on the parks. The beach closed this last weekend with their finale with the dog day, and they had an excellent season this year. We want to thank everybody who participated and came to the beach. Also, it's Labor Day weekend is coming up, so the campgrounds are going to be busy this weekend. And finally, Octoberfest is September 30th through October 2nd at Jimmy Jones.

1:42:11•JoElla Duprey

So the first vote is we're saying... Reconsidering. We're reconsidering it.

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