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NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 45 No. 26 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120Phone 981-0406 emaih news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, November 14, 2013
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|GOVERNMENT IN ACTION|
By Mary Lou Gray
Annual Fall
Celebration
Special Mee .t g Monday, Nov. 4
A Special Meeting was held in council chambers
Monday, Nov. 4. Councilmember Jamie Sylvester was
absent; councilmembers Mike Leto, Eric Delker and
Dave Murillo were present. Mayor Doug Pierce called
the special meeting to order.
Item 3-Council approved a public hearil g date of
Thursda36 Dec. 5, for an Urban Renewal Plan amend-
ment for Norwalk's Urban Renewal Area. The public
hearing is for the disposal of City-owned property in
the industrial park area. Loffredo Fresh Produce Com-
pany is interested in building a $6-$7 million project
creating 250 jobs within two years.
Regular Meeting Thursday, Nov. 7
The City of Norwalk November 7, 2013 council meet-
ing was held in council chambers. Mayor Doug Pierce
called the meeting to order. Councilmember Jamie
Sylvester was absent; councilmembers Mike Leto, Eric
Delker and Dave Murillo were present for the meeting.
Mayor Pierce removed Item 7 .concerning a public
hearing for vacating public ground in the Industrial Park
on Colonial Parkway.
Consent Agenda-Council approved tax abatements
"for the following applications: TruView, Inc 3603
Bluestem Road, new single family residence (SFR),
$480,000; Hubbell Homes, LC, 1712 Bristol Street, SFR,
$230,000; J. Sawyers, 1909 Dorchester Street, SFR,
$225,000; R. Farquhar, 9415 Foxtail Circle, SFR, $250,000;
J. Ried, 9421 Foxtafl Circle, SFR, $300,000; Neighborhood
Builder, 3141 Prairie Rose Drive, SFR, $600,000; Hildreth
Construction Svc. LLC, 3240 Prairie Rose Drive, SFR,
$420,000; D. Johnson, 9415 Switchgrass Trail, SFR,
$430,000; Classic Builders, Inc 401 Sycamore Drive,
SFR, $140,000 and Homes b~z "G", Inc, 409 Sycamore
Drive, SFR, $300,000.
Item 6-Council held a public hearing and approved
the first reading of an ordinance vacating a public al-
leyway and conveyance of the property to the Norwalk
School District.
Item 7-Council approved the second reading of an
ordinance amending speed regulations on North Av-
enue westbound and eastbound at the intersection of
North Avenue and R57 (27th Street). This ordinance also
includes an amendment reducing the speed limit on
Beardsley from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour
between Sunset Drive and 80th Street.
Item 8-Council approved the second reading of an
ordinance amending the placement of stop signs at the
intersection of North Avenue and R-57 Highway and
multiple locations in newly-developed subdivisions.
Item 9-A public hearing has been set for December 5
to consider a resolution regarding the issuance of
$5,000,000 in aggregate bonds to Bergrnan Academy
Project. The series 2013 bonds are issued at no cost to
the city Or any liability. This funding mechanism is used
by non-profit institutions or organizations under Iowa
State Code. The City of Norwalk approved requests in
the past for the Science Center and the Boy Scouts
Item 10-Council approved a 28E agreement for snow
removal on 18 miles of DOT Hwy 28 in the corporate
limits of the City of Norwalk. The agre.ement is for win-
ter 2013-2014 only. The DOT will compensate the city
in the amount of $19,800.00. Public Works Director Tim
Hoskins advised the council the city's equipment could
perform the snow removal and the city has equipment
Concluded p. 6
Release Parties
For New CD
Debbie Doo Wop and
Dynamite Dan, local mu-
sic educators and enter-
tainers, have completed
their second CD called
"Party!" and will hold a
series of CD release par-
ties. They are free and
open to the public.
Debbie Doo Wop is Deb
Paul of Pleasant Hill who
teaches Tiny Tot classes
throughout the metro area.
Dynamite Dan is Dan Trilk
of Norwalk, who also
teaches music classes at
Main Street Monte~sori in
Norwalk as well as per-
forming throughout cen-
tral Iowa.
Prior to the first release
party, the entertainers will
be on KCCI TV (Channel
8) Saturday, Nov. 16, at
8:50 a.m. They will talk
and perform.
The first release pfirty is
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
23, at Rieman Music, 6501
Douglas Ave. in Urban-
dale. (The doors open at 10
a.m.)
The second party is 6:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Java
Joe's 4th Street Theatre in
Des Moines. The thud par-
ty is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
14, at West Des Moines Li-
brary.
The CDs cost $15 and
are available at iTunes,
CDbab3 Amazon and Pay
Pal at www.debbiedoowo
panddynamitedan.com.
National
Adoption Month
There will be a special
presentation honoring
National Adoption Month
during all three worship
services the weekend o~f
November 16and 17 atthe
Norwalk United Method-
ist Church, 1801 Sunset Dr.
Worship times indude
5:30 p.m. vespers Satur-
daN Nov. 16, and 8:15 and
10:45 a.m. services Sunday,
Nov. 17.
All are welcome to at-
tend.
Community
Blood Drive
Community Blood
Drive, sponsored by the
Norwalk Lions Club, with
chairperson Sharon Burns,
is planned for Thursday,
Dec. 19, from 3-7 p.m. at St.
John the Apostle Catholic
Church, 720 Orchard Hills
Dr. in Norwalk
Needed are 75+ volun-
teer blood donors. It is a
busy time of the year, but
register online ASAP for a
convenient time that will
fit into your busy sched-
ule. Go to www.lifeserve
blood center.org. Friends,
neighbors, college stu-
dents and family are wel-
come to register."
This Friday
Area residents are re-
minded of the annual
Norwalk Area Chamber of
Commerce Fall Celebra-
tion Frida36 Nov. 15, from
5:30 to 9 p:m. at The
Wright Place, 340 Wright
Rd Ste. A. Tickets are $25.
Members of Norwalk
High School Culinary Arts
class will prepare the lasa-
gna dinner, appetizers and
desserts. Two dollars of
every ticket sold will be
donated to the Norwalk
Student Education Foun-
dation.
In addition to the meal,
there will be casino games,
live music featuring Chris
Ranallo, raffle drawings
and wine tasting. Every-
. one will receive $200 in
play money when they
enter the event. The play
money may be used to
purchase two raffle tickets
for a chance to win a door
prize or it may be used to
play the casino games.
The City of Norwalk,
City State Bank and
McClure Engineering are
assisting the Norwalk
Area Chamber of Com-
merce with the celebra-
tion.
NSEF Fall Grant Winners
The Norwalk Student Education Foundation has announced its Fall Grant win-
ners! Pictured with Dr. Lori Miller are teachers Erik Fisher, left, and Nathan Sleyster,
right, with their new iPad minis. They will also be integrating other Apple tech-
nology in their classrooms. Not pictured, Ashley Prieksat, who was also a grant
winner. Congratulations to all! Photo submitted.
PhillipsVoted
Norwalk Mayor
Following are the unof-
ficial restilts of the Tues-
daN Nov. 5, city election
Tom Phillips was elected
to serve as mayor for the
City of Norwalk. Phillips
received 1,082 votes and
defeated David Murillo,
who received 232 votes.
Filling two seats for a
four-year council term of
office are Erika Isley with
850 votes and Jaki
Livingston with 1,030
votes. They defeated
Herman Riva, who re-
ceived 438 and incumbent
Mike Leto, who received
180 votes.
Kyle Jackson was
elected to fill the vacant
seat on the council which
was vacated when Frank
Curtis resigned. Jackson
received 515 votes over
David Lester's 426. Pat
Wahl received 246 and
Bryan Nelson 89.
Warren County Super-
visors were scheduled to
canvas city elections Tues-
da)~ Nov. 12.
Cumming
Re-elects
Becker as Mayor
Unofficial results for
the Cumming City elec-
tion show incumbent Tom
Becker was re-elected
Mayor. He was unopposed
in his bid for Mayor.
Two-year coundl terms
were also unopposed for
incumbents Larry Dino
Goode Jr. and Edward F.
Harkin.
KC Pancake
Breakfast
Sunday
Members of Knights of
Columbus will hold a Pan-
cake Breakfast Sunday,
Nov. 17, from 8 to 11 a.m.
at St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church, 720 Or-
chard Hills Dr.
The menu includes pan-
cakes, eggs, French toast,
sausage, juice, milk and
coffee for a free-will dona-
tion.
Proceeds will be do-
nated to Iowa Catholic Ra-
dio, 1150 AM.
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