By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the May 11 meeting of the Panora City Council, planning for RAGBRAI and Panorama Days was discussed. The council voted to approve Resolution 26-25, authorizing a request to the Iowa DOT for closure of Highway 44 at certain times on July 20 and 21 for RAGBRAI and at certain times July 31 through Aug. 2 for Panorama Days.
City Administrator Lisa Grossman provided a RAGBRAI planning update.
“We have been working really hard on RAGBRAI. We had a good town hall meeting and a lot of vendor interest. I think we’re up to 13 or 14 vendors for various things,” Grossman said. “We have a meeting next Tuesday with our RAGBRAI committee to finalize porta-potties, finalizing entertainment, and so things are moving forward. I did talk to the school, and (Superintendent) Kasey (Huebner) said he would be OK with us utilizing the parking lot for some parking, and then we’ll have to figure out some shuttles.”
Renewals of the alcohol and tobacco licenses for Local Liquor were approved.
The council set a public hearing for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26 regarding the city’s proposed budget amendment. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, that will also be the date of the next regular council meeting.