City Council approves plan repair roof and wall of James Block building

City Council approves plan repair roof and wall of James Block building

With the hopes for federal grant money seemingly on indefinite hiatus, the deadline for other grant money quickly approaching, and the prospect of having to demolish it outright if nothing is done soon, the City of Fort Madison is moving…

City Council Introduces Rent Algorithm Ordinance, Backs Garden Grant Application

Residents came out in droves Wednesday night to City Hall to support two measures, one intended to ban landlords’ use of algorithms to raise rents and another to potentially revitalize a community garden on the West Side. The City Council unanimously voted to introduce the ordinance, proposed by Councilman James Solomon, to outlaw landlords from […] The post City Council Introduces Rent Algorithm Ordinance, Backs Garden Grant Application appeare…