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Norwalk council stands up to developer Newest developments will be built to city’s standards PAIGE GODDEN PGODDEN@REGISTERMEDIA.COM
The Norwalk City Council made it clear last week the city is growing fast enough it doesn’t need to change its zoning codes to let developers pack in more housing.
Biggest courthouse problem? It stinks Priority is to get rid of worsening gas odor
Hubbell Realty asked to amend the Orchard View Planned Urban Development, north of Wright Road and South of Orchard Hills Drive. The amendment would have allowed the development to overlap and therefore reduce the city’s required 30-foot set-
back and 15-foot buffer between town homes and singlefamily homes by about 10 feet. It also would have reduced the city’s required 25-foot setback from the road to the planned town-homes to 23 feet. Council member Jaki Livingston spoke against the mea-
sure, stating she’s tired of the city breaking its own rules to accommodate specific developments. “Norwalk is growing residentially incredibly fast and I don’t have any interest in modifying our rules to allow it to grow even faster,” Livingston said. Early on in the meeting, a Norwalk resident complained
about how the city’s previous lack of control over developments cost him time and money. Richard Glade, who owns a town home in Legacy Villas on Sawgrass, said he didn’t realize when he bought the property that Sawgrass is a private road. See ZONING, Page 2A
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While members of the Warren County Board of Supervisors agree they need a long-term solution for problems with the Warren County Courthouse, their most immediate priority is the smell. Members of the board met with about 40 members of the public Monday to talk about the failed $35 million bond issue to replace the courthouse, and about what to do next. The first priority is a smell of sewer gas that workers say is worse than usual, said supervisors. “At this point we’re just trying to take care of this odor,” supervisor Doug Shull said. “That’s the only thing I’m thinking about.” Over the last week, Shull and the other supervisors heard from a number people unhappy with the status quo at the courthouse. Chief Judge Arthur Gamble told the supervisors during a meeting May 10 the courthouse is no longer habitable for the use of the district court and its poor conditions are putting the health of court staff at risk. Christine Clogg, wife of Judge Richard Clogg, told the supervisors Monday that her husband has severe allergies and asthma and comes home from the courthouse coughing every day. She said he travels to 16 courthouses and Warren County’s is by far the worst. While consultant KJWW has proposed spending $2.3 million to fix a range of problems at the existing courthouse, Shull said Monday that’s not going to hap-
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Bicyclists bearing books arrive at Wilder Elementary as part of the Ride for Reading program on May 13. More than 1,100 pounds of books were delivered as part of the event.
Indianola students encouraged to read and stay active during the summer PAIGE GODDEN PGODDEN@REGISTERMEDIA.COM
Kindergarteners at Wilder Elementary get help from Indianola High School cheerleader Abby Green as they pick out books as part of the Ride for Reading program on May 13.
High school musicals earn state recognition
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SPORTS County schools send track and field athletes on to State
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Warren County’s three largest schools swept up award nominations for the Iowa High School Music Awards last week. Winners will be announced Monday, June 6, at the Civic Center in Des Moines. The awards showcase, which will include a variety of medleys from all award winners, will begin at 7 p.m. The awards are presented by the Des Moines Per-
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More than a dozen bikers rolled into Wilder Elementary in Indianola Friday morning to drop off 1,100 pounds of free books for students who pledged to read them this summer. The bikers were part of the school’s first Ride for Reading event. Ride for Reading is an organization from Tennessee
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forming Arts and aim to create visibility and support for high school musical theater programs. Panels of adjudicators attended performances by 33 high schools across the state to select the nominees. Indianola High School students earned more than a dozen award nominations for the Iowa High School Musical Awards with their performance of “Anything Goes.” Nominations include: See AWARDS, Page 2A
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that aims to get books in the hands of children while promoting healthy, active lifestyle choices. Denise Reinert, an instructional coach at Wilder, said she found the organization when she Googled how to keep kids reading over the summer. “There’s a huge summer slump we’ve found ... over the summer they lose what See READING, Page 3A
INDEX Local...............................................2-7A Viewpoint .....................................8-9A Your Life ............................................1B Calendar............................................2B Obituaries .........................................4B Records .......................................5B, 8B Classifieds .........................................6B Public Notices...................................7B Garage sale madness......................8B Summer sports previews ...........2-7D
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Olivia Sullivan was nominated for an Iowa High School Music Award for her role as “Reno Sweeny” in the IHS production of “Anything Goes.”
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