4/6/26 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Catti, Bob W., Lynn, Rich, Cindy, Steve, Deb, Ron, Ben, Tom, Bob F., Hubert, Casey, Chris, Dave, Aaron J., Ann, Aaron K., Adam
Brag bucks:
- Catti – celebrated 5 years with Pella yesterday; Occupational Health Nurse’s Week this week
Club business:
- Scholarships will be in this week – we will select winners in 2 weeks
- RYLA opportunity - promote
Upcoming speakers:
4/13/26 – Jean Voege: Wall that heals
Speakers: Aaron Kookier and LaVerne Dirkx with City of Carroll
Aaron’s updates: budget approval meeting on 4/13; down to $11.25 prop tax levy; cash ask increase of 3%; NW pressure zone – creating higher pressure zone; water tower going North of Windstar; 12th street reconstruction starts 4/13/26 (no widening); local option sales tax dollars to fund airport hangar; 4 seasons shelter at NE park by Kellan’s Kingdom; no new personnel; great year with adding resource officer at Carroll school; parking at soccer field with little league (greenhouse is down)(partnership with schools)
LaVerne’s updates: 65 or older and don’t have loan on home and you don’t have to pay property taxes again; detrimental to small towns; estate will have to pay the taxes missed after die; they have 10 days remaining in session
Carroll is 6th from lowest in property taxes paid for State of Iowa
Our goal is to keep the property taxes low.
The consensus after this presentation is that anyone over 65 wants to pay their property taxes to keep services that the city offers.
If you don’t like what is going on – get ahold of your legislator.
Next meeting: 4/13/26 from 12-1 PM at Piranha Club with Jean Voege with the Wall that Heals presentation.
