HOT FOR A WEEK!
NOW, DID WE EVER GET RELIEF TODAY!
68 TODAY'S HIGH. CLOUDY ALL DAY, SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER THE NOON HOUR.
WARMER TOMORROW AND FOR REST OF WEEK.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WILL FORM A
COMMITTEE TO ONCE AGAIN LOOK AT THE USE OF ATV'S ON BOTH COUNTY
ROADS AND CITY STREETS. LOTS OF INTEREST IN THAT, AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OPPOSITION TOO. THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED AT THIS MORNING'S WEEKLY SUPERVISOR MEETING AT THE COURTHOUSE. LIABILITY, NOISE AND DUST ARE THE THREE THINGS THE SUPERVISORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
IOWA LAW CURRENTLY FORBIDS ATV'S ON COUNTY ROADS, UNLESS THE LOCAL
COUNTY SUPERVISORS MAKE EXCEPTIONS. IN CITIES, ATV OPERATORS ARE
INTERESTED IN BEING ABLE TO DRIVE AN ATV TO A GAS STATION OR A
RESTAURANT.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE RECOMMENDING
TO THE FULL COUNCIL THAT THE CITY SELL THE OLD SWIMMING POOL, LAND
AND BATHHOUSE TO THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR
$1.00 AND THAT IT WOULD THEN BE UP TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ELIMINATE
BOTH THE POOL AND THE BATHHOUSE AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE
DISTRICT WOULD CONVERT THE LAND TO A PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE
FOOTBALL FIELD. MORE ON THIS COMING AND I'LL KEEP YOU P OSTED.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO LAST NIGHT TALKED ABOUT FORMING A COMMITTEE
TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT A PROPOSED STREETSCAPE FOR DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. THE TOPIC CAME UP DURING A DISCUSSION OF THE 2010
GOALS SET BY THE COUNCIL LATE LAST YEAR. NOW THAT THE FIRE SITE CLEANUP IS DONE, THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN COMING UP WITH A PLAN AND
A STREETSCAPE WOULD INCLUDE NEW WATER AND SEWER LINES, AS THE CURRENT
INFRASTRUCTURE ON MAIN STREET IS 100 YEARS OLD. AGAIN, SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL BE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I HOPE SO!

I JUST GLANCED OUT THE FRONT WINDOW. NO SNOW.

TAKE IT EASY UNTIL TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY