Northern Natural Gas is holding public meetings on a new pipeline it plans to build. The 6-and-a-half-mile line will pump natural gas from Dakota County, Nebraska to CF Industries near Salix, Iowa as part of its $1.7 billion expansion. Some Nebraska landowners have expressed concern about the pipeline crossing their property. Northern will have a second public meeting Wednesday at six at the American Legion Hall in Sergeant Bluff.
If you live in Woodbury County, your property tax rates will be going down, but you'll be paying more. The county's budget is being decreased by $40,000 for the next fiscal year, but the state residential rollback is going up. That's the percentage of a property's assessed value that is subject to be taxed.
Mayor Bob Scott says it might be time to scale back Sioux City's expenditures on municipal swimming pools. He believes some of the pools are under-utilized and cost more to run than they bring in. Scott has asked the public works department for a financial report on the city's five pools. He says he'd like to get some of the underperforming pools off the payroll. He says they could be replaced by new aquatic centers like the one in Riverside.
The apples are ready. The Siouxland Humane Society's biggest annual fundraiser is underway. Volunteers are making 12,000 double-chocolate caramel apples. They're all hand-made and cost $15 apiece. Proceeds help pay for food and medical expenses for animals at the shelter.
