Friday, February 1, 2013
The city of Waukee's proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 includes a spending increase of about $500,000. Resources will be increased at the city's police, fire and economic development departments.
The city of Waukee will boost police, fire, economic development and library staffing under a proposed budget reviewed by the Waukee City Council this week, the Des Moines Register reports. The budget calls for the city to spend about $7.1 million for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins July 1. That is an increase of about $500,000 or 6.9 percent from the current budget of about $6.6 million, the newspaper said. The proposed budget accommodates a growing staff and the city it serves, interim city administrator Brad Deets told the newspaper. If approved as presented, the city’s property tax rate would remain at $13.50 per $1,000 of assessed value. City officials said the increased spending will be paid for with additional property tax …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Jeff Kooistra resigned from his position as the Waukee city administrator Monday night amidst criticism that he wasn't doing enough to show progress on the Alice's Road project.
Editor's Note: As the year winds down, Waukee Patch is looking back at some of the stories that made you talk, cry, laugh or just scratch your head.This story originally ran on May 13, 2012. ___________ Waukee City Council members accepted City Administrator Jeff Kooistra’s resignation Monday evening, approving a severance package which continues his $122,300 annual salary for six months and continues his insurance into November. Additionally on Monday, council members unanimously appointed Development Services Director Brad Deets, a five-year city employee, as interim city administrator. The agreement also stipulates that neither party take any legal action against the other, or make any damaging statements about each other. Kooistra's…
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Work has begun on the Fox Creek sewer project, the first phase of the Alice's Road development. The city says the project will serve 600 acres that is slated for a mix of commercial, office and residential use.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
City of Waukee News Release: The City of Waukee announces that construction has begun on the Alice’s Road corridor Fox Creek sewer project. This project will be the first phase of the Alice’s Road corridor development and will provide necessary capacity to service 600 acres intended to be developed with a mixture of commercial, office and residential uses. The City Council voted during the Nov. 19 council meeting to award a contract to S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. from Jordan, MN, according to the news release. The project has begun and will be tentatively completed in the spring of 2013. S.M Hentges & Sons, Inc. bid for the project in an open public bidding process and submitted a bid of $2.16 million to complete the project; the engineering…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
To keep growing Waukee needs to build a lift station to send raw sewage to the treatment plant. Design changes have pushed the bid-letting for the project back by a month.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sewer service isn't the first thing that comes to mind for Waukee homebuyers, but with the service there are no homes. The Waukee City Council earlier this month approved plans to build a sewer lift station near the intersection of North Little Walnut Creek Drive and Warrior Lane, according to the Des Moines Register. Waukee has experienced steady housing growth of about 130 to 150 new houses a year in the past for years, said interim City Administrator Brad Deets. Developers such as Jerry’s Homes have plans to build more homes in Waukee, Deets told the newspaper, but to proceed, a lift station is needed to bring sewer service to the area in question. Public Works Director John Gibson told the Register negotiations with one property owner …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
At Monday's Waukee City Council meeting officials approved plans for housing construction in two areas, and Mayor Bill Peard said he would send a letter of sympathy to Newtown, CT, on behalf of Waukee residents.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Waukee City Council on Monday approved plans for 57 new-single-family homes to be built on two separate properties, which will replenish the city's dwindling housing stock, said interim city administrator Brad Deets. One of the plans calls for 32 new homes to be built off of Southeast L.A. Grant Parkway east of South Middle School, and south of the Grant Park subdivision, according to the Des Moines Register. The plat is called Westown Meadows. The council also unanimously approved a plan for Fox Creek Estates that allows 25 single-family homes to be built east of Warrior Lane and north of Point of Grace Church. Also at the meeting, Mayor Bill Peard said he will send a letter on behalf of the community of Waukee to the mayor of Newtown…
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Kurt Schade, owner of the Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, has paid his debt to Waukee but still can't legally operate a business on the property. He says the city is holding him back.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Editor's Note: As the year winds down, Waukee Patch is looking back at some of the stories that made you talk, cry, laugh or just scratch your head. ______________________________ By Jody Gifford This story first published Oct. 16. Court papers show Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery owner Kurt Schade has paid fines he accrued this summer after not complying with Waukee city ordinances. In June, the city of Waukee filed a lawsuit against Schade, owner of Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, for multiple violations of city ordinances. A judge ordered Schade to pay $750 in civil penalties. The case was closed on Aug. 27. At the center of the lawsuit is the outbuilding on the property that houses the winery. It's not in compliance with city code and …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Jeff Kooistra resigned from his Waukee position in May after being criticized at earlier City Council meetings for a lack of progress on city goals. He received six months pay and insurance as a severance package.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Jeff Kooistra, the former Waukee city administrator who resigned earlier this year, is one of four finalists for a similar position in Windsor Heights. Windsor Heights residents will meet each of the four top candidates for the city administrator job at an open house this week, the Des Moines Register reports. The candidates — will be in town for two days for interviews, interim City Administrator Carl Metzger told the newspaper. The public open house with a meet-and-greet of the candidates is planned for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Community and Events Center in Colby Park. The candidates for the Windsor Heights job are Kooistra, former city administrator for Waukee; John Konior, assistant to the city manager of Urbandale; Tim Zisoff, …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Waukee Mayor Bill Peard and interim city administrator Brad Deets will give the "State of the City" address Tuesday morning at Waukee City Hall beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Waukee residents will get a glimpse of their future Tuesday morning in the "State of the City" address at Waukee City Hall. The update, given by Mayor Bill Peard and Interim City Administrator Brad Deets, will begin at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Waukee City Council Chambers at 230 W. Hickman Rd. Peard and Deets will discuss development in the city of Waukee as well as provide updates on the progress of Alice's Road. Waukee Patch will tweet live from the address at Waukee City Hall Tuesday morning. Follow us at https://twitter.com/WaukeePatch for real time updates beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Kurt Schade, owner of the Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, has paid his debt to Waukee but still can't legally operate a business on the property. He says the city is holding him back.
Court papers show Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery owner Kurt Schade has paid fines he accrued this summer after not complying with Waukee city ordinances. In June, the city of Waukee filed a lawsuit against Schade, owner of Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, for multiple violations of city ordinances. A judge ordered Schade to pay $750 in civil penalties. The case was closed on Aug. 27. At the center of the lawsuit is the outbuilding on the property that houses the winery. It's not in compliance with city code and is not, by law, available for parties and events until it's properly zoned. At a June meeting of the Waukee Planning & Zoning Commission, the board voted to table a proposal to rezone Schade Creek from an agricultural entity to a …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The city of Waukee released its year-end building report summary. Good news - things are looking up for residents here.
Good news came in the form of building permits for city officials in Waukee last week. Brad Deets, interim city administrator, reported that the city had its best overall fiscal year in new valuations to the tune of $82 million, the highest since 2006. The city also had its best June since 2006 with 29 building permits filed for new, single family homes. In 2011, that number was only 22. In terms of commercial development, the 2011-12 fiscal year was one of the city's best ever raking in almost $12.8 million in new business development. The number almost doubles that of 2011. Waukee residents should begin seeing more tangible evidence of development as a much anticipated Hy-Vee store opens next spring, 2013. Residential development won't …
James
2:56 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
This place should not be treated any different than any other Business. I don't see why he can't Comply just as I did when I opened my Welding shop in Creston. more ›