Newton
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Topsoil displacement forgiven by Newton City Council
Jul. 26—Although substantial topsoil runoff from a field inside Newton city limits was believed to have caused a number of issues to nearby properties during the May floods, council members decided at their meeting on July 15 to not punish the property owners with a more than $400 nuisance abatement fee. It is not often the members of the Newton City Council review a specific item from the ...
Streetscape improvements approved for downtown Newton streets
Jul. 24—Newton City Council on July 15 awarded a more than $831,000 contract to Manatts Inc. to complete a downtown streetscape improvements project. Affected roadways include North Second Avenue East between First Street North and East Fourth Street North, as well as East Second Street North and East Third Street North between First Avenue East and North Second Avenue East. All of these areas ...
HMA resurfacing planned for parts of S. 8th Ave. and landfill
Jul. 25—Two areas of town have been approved for HMA (hot mix asphalt) resurfacing. Newton City Council voted 6-0 to authorize the resurfacing of eastern and western portions of South Eighth Avenue, as well as some work to the expanded convenience center at the Newton Sanitary Landfill. According to city documents, South Eighth Avenue has had several asphalt resurfacing projects over the past ...
Important Update on FEMA Individual Assistance Program
Here is a quick update on the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) program from the Jasper County Emergency Management Agency:. The Disaster Recovery Center is open through Saturday, July 27 (8 AM – 6 PM) this week. It will re-open next week on Monday, July 29 through Saturday, August 3...
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