. Thursday, December 23, 2010
N/Warren Town and County News
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Page Seven
BUSINESS
CITY HALL REMODEL
Concluded from p.1
be located to the rear of the
building.
The projected cost for
the remodeling improve-
ments is $1,750,000.
All city offices now lo-
• cated at 705 North Ave.,
will be relocated during
the remodel to 810 North
Ave., which formerly
housed The Daily Grind
coffeehouse. The remodel
will take seven to eight
months to complete. The
move to the temporary lo-
cation will begin the week
of December 27.
According to City Clerk
REVIEW 1
Winner of the Teddy Bear with
Toys from Norwalk Hardware
Jeff Rosien, residents will
receive the same service at
the temPorary location
and will have a drop box
for those needing to drop
off information.
L,
Domonick Cimino, Norwalk Hardware Store, has an-
nounced the winners of the teddy bear and toys draw-
ing that was held at the open house Saturday, Dec. 11.
Perry and Libby Miller of Norwalk, shown above,
were the lucky winners. Photo submitted.
Money-Saving
Travel Tips
(NAPS)--There are sev-
eral innovative ways to spend
less while traveling.
1.Know what's on--
Many of the best events
around the world are free.
Major travel destinations
have festivals, public con-
certs and exhibitions almost
every weekend.
2. Ditch the crowds--
Expenses increase the closer
you get to tourist hot spots.
Look for off-the-beaten-path
and off-seas0n destinations
andactivities.
Online resources can offer
many tips to help you save
money while traveling.
News from State of Iowa Treasurer's Office
Outstanding Debt
Obligations Experience
Increase in 2010
State Treasurer Michael
L. Fitzgerald reports that
outstanding debt obliga-
tions for state and local
governments in Iowa to-
taled $12.9 billion as of
June 30, 2010. Overall, this
represents an increase of
11.24% from last year All
political subdivisions, in-
strumentalities and agen-
cies of the state are re-
quired to disclose this in-
formation annually to the
State Treasurer.
Cities continued to re-
port the greatest amount
of outstanding obligations
with 35.55% or $4.6 billion
of all outstanding debt.
Cities mainly issued debt
for utility/sewer projects
(32%). Most city debt was
issued as general obliga-
tion debt (60%).
Schools and Area Edu-
cation Agencies reported
the second largest amount
of outstanding debt with
an increase of 4.89% over
last year. Of the $2.5 billion
reported, the majority
(over $2.4 billion) was for
public buildings and
schools.
State agencies ac-
counted for the largest in-
crease in debt for fiscal
year 2010, largely due to
the I-Jobs program. The
increase in state debt is
due primarily to $601 mil-
lion in I-Jobs bonds.
Other entities with out-
standing debt issues in-
clude counties with $674
million, community col-
leges with $556 million,
the Board of Regents with
$1.3 billion and utility sys-
tems with $41 million.
The report and addi-
tional charts are available
in its entirety at
www.treasurer.state.ia.u s/
finance/outstanding.cfm.
From this site vou can also
view outstanding obliga-
tions by county from 2005-
2010.
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