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CITY COUNCIL & STATE LAWMAKERS TALK ISSUES AHEAD OF ’26 SESSION

THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AT CITY HALL WITH IOWA LAWMAKERSS FROM THE METRO AREA ON FRIDAY, AND SHARED A LIST OF CONCERNS AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

NEW CITY COUNCILMAN RICK BERTRAND PREVIOUSLY SAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE WHEN HE SERVED AS A STATE SENATOR:


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CAITLIN DREY IS STARTING HER FIRST TERM AS A STATE SENATOR AND LISTENED TO THE CITY’S CONCERNS:

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TARGETED JOBS OR TIF, ALONG WITH STATE PROPERTY TAX LIMITS AND THE EFFECT ON THE CITY BUDGET WERE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION FOR THE GROUP, AND STATE SENATOR KEVIN ALONS APPRECIATED THE CITY CONCERNS:

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THE STATE LAWMAKERS ALSO MEET SEPARATELY EARLIER FRIDAY WITH THE SIOUXLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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