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Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the…

Ankeny City Council · Mar 2, 2026 · Budget

Recorded in the minutes as “PH 2026-15. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed $4,700,000 General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds…”. Passed 5–0; names not recorded. Amount in the record: $4,700,000. The item included a public hearing.

What this means (Public hearing): A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides.

More from the record

Recorded in the minutes as: “PH 2026-15. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed $4,700,000 General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds or Capital Loan Notes, in order to provide funds to pay the costs of: aiding in the planning, undertaking and carrying … Motion: to close public hearing 2026-15”. The minutes add: “ut of urban renewal projects under the authority of Chapter 403 and the Urban Renewal Plans, as amended, for the Amended and Restated 1991 City of Ankeny Urban Renewal Area, the Amended and Restated Northeast Ankeny Urban Renewal Area, and the 1989 Ankeny Economic Development Urban Renewal Area, including the NE 18th Street Bridge over Interstate 35, Interstate 35 and NE 36th Street Interchange …”

Motion as recorded: “to close public hearing 2026-15”.

The minutes give only the count (5–0), so individual votes are Not in the record. Vote line as printed: “Ayes: 5.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Mar 2, 2026 meeting, p. 4 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting

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