Feb. 18-24, 2023

The Week in Review is a weekly digital newsletter from Linn County, Iowa.

Second Installment of Property Taxes Due March 31

The second installment of property and mobile home taxes in Linn County is due by March 31, 2023. Property taxes must be paid no later than March 31, 2023, to avoid late fees of one and one half percent beginning April 1. The following payment options are available: 

• Pay online
• Pay by mail
• Drop box payment
• Pay over the phone
• Pay in person

Learn more about the available payment options and the distribution of property taxes.

Linn County Secondary Road Department Releases Updates to Dust Control Program

The Linn County Secondary Road Department announces changes to its dust control program for the 2023 season. After many years of facilitating and subsidizing dust control placement for rural residents of Linn County, the department has decided to scale back its dust control offering and now the only option available through Linn County will be chip seal or seal coat.

Property owners will now contact a local contractor and choose their dust control of choice instead of coming to or contacting the Engineer’s Office for dust control. A list of local contractors is available on the Secondary Road Department’s website.

These program changes allow local suppliers the opportunity to provide services while saving the road department personnel time, which will instead be used to better address the needs of Linn County’s rock road system. Costs for the property owner are expected to be comparable to costs in past years for dust control. Learn more about the updates.

Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap

The following is a recap from the Linn County Board of Supervisors meetings the week of Feb. 18-24, 2023. The Board of Supervisors: 

• Received Linn County Historic Preservation Commission 2023 Annual Update  
• Approved a resolution for a final plat for Benson’s First Subdivision, case JF23-0003.
• Approved and authorized costs to be billed for the Dec. 13, 2022 Special Election – City of Palo.
• Approved the Board of Supervisors Policy OP-013 Revision #8, Fugitive Dust Control
• Authorized Chair to sign Iowa Certified Local Government 2022 Annual Report for the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission
• Authorized Chair to sign an amendment to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subaward Agreement between Linn County and Together We Achieve for 12K in 2022 Food Box Giveaway.
• Authorized Chair to sign an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subaward Agreement between Linn County and Trees Forever, Inc. for the Linn County Tree Restoration Project in the amount of $100,000.00.
• Awarded bid and approved purchase order PO440 for a pressure washer to Quality Cleaning Equipment in the amount of $9,325.60 for the Secondary Road Department.

NOTE: The Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap briefly summarizes topics from the Board's meeting agendas. This recap is provided by County staff as a public service and is not an official record of Board action. The official record of approved minutes from Board of Supervisors meetings are approved at future meetings and are available for viewing after approval. 

Board agendas, minutes, and meeting videos are available on the Agenda and Minutes webpage.

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