By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the June 8 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers discussed the status of the apartments and commercial building located at 113 East Main St. Final steps are being taken regarding funding of the upstairs apartments. After all paperwork is submitted, the developer, Tim Schutte, can begin working on the main floor, which is intended for commercial purposes.
“It’s going to take approximately six to eight weeks for the final GAX to come through,” Karla Janning (Region 12 Council on Government) said. “Once that happens, (Schutte’s) plan is to concentrate on painting of the storefront, getting some new glass, and some tuckpointing on the first level. His hope is that the updates will look like something a commercial entity would want to come in and rent.”
City Administrator Lisa Grossman noted the upcoming citywide cleanup is set for June 12.
“We had 33 homes sign up this year, which is pretty good,” Grossman said.
Grossman also reported on planning for RAGBRAI, which will come through Panora on July 21.
“We had the RAGBRAI pre-ride, which I think went really well,” she said. “We’re kind of finalizing all of our vendors.”
Approval was given to Resolution 26-32, support for a Workforce Housing tax incentive application by Origin Homes for a housing project that will include three additional single-family homes in the same general area as the previous project of Panora’s Dream Acres in the northwest area of town.
As part of the consent agenda items, the council approved Iowa Retail Permits for Casey’s and Hometown Foods for cigarettes/tobacco/nicotine/vapor.
The council approved Resolution 26-31 to purchase a 2019 Cummings Freightliner diesel truck (approximately 34,000 miles) for $134,900.
The next regular meeting is set for Monday, June 22 at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Interested persons may attend in person or electronically by visiting the website https://meet.goto.com/cityofpanora or by phone 1-312-757-3121 (Access Code 295-099-701, Audio PIN 220#).