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

Ankeny City Council · Oct 5, 2026 · City government

Recorded in the minutes as “PH 2026-41. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of a proposed development agreement between the City of Ankeny and Accu-Mold, LLC…”. Passed 5–0; names not recorded. Amount in the record: $33,000,000. 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.

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Recorded in the minutes as: “PH 2026-41. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of a proposed development agreement between the City of Ankeny and Accu-Mold, LLC related to business expansion. Motion: to close public hearing 2026-41”. The minutes add: “Notice of this hearing was published in the Des Moines Register on the 18th day of September, 2026. Derek Lord, Community and Economic Development Director, reported that Accu-Mold, LLC, located at 1711 SE Oralabor Road, is proposing to invest approximately $33 million in an approximately 50,000 square foot manufacturing and office expansion on the west side of their current headquarters and manufacturing facility. Accu-Mold is a high-tech manufacturing company headquartered in Ankeny …”

Motion as recorded: “to close public hearing 2026-41”.

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 Oct 5, 2026 meeting, p. 3 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting

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