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Oelwein morning update (Oct. 10): Events center vote tonight at City Council

Chris Baldus

Good morning, Oelwein area readers. Here’s your morning update. 1. Comfortably warm (today) before the storm (Tuesday night) — Tonight will be sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Rain is expected Tuesday night followed by cooler temperatures the rest of the week. (Extended Forecast) 2. Events center contribution on Oelwein City Council agenda tonight — At its meeting that begins at 6 p.m. tonight, the City Council is scheduled to vote on filling … Continue reading Oelwein morning update (Oct. 10): Events center vote tonight at City Council

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Oelwein Council ponders $500,000 contribution for events center

Chris Baldus

The question for city staff was, how can the city of Oelwein contribute $500,000 toward turning an empty downtown building into an events center? City Administrator Dylan Mulfinger presented a five-year draft plan to the City Council ahead of its workshop meeting on Tuesday to try and answer that. It would redirect tax money currently used for such things as economic development, housing improvement efforts, library accreditation and more. It also would ask the Oelwein Community Schools to forego $140,000 over four years. The plan calls for using $340,000 in economic development funding derived from the local option sales tax … Continue reading Oelwein Council ponders $500,000 contribution for events center