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                          The Corvette Club of Iowa visits Chariton Mayor's Page

                          Build A New Home In Chariton Details.

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  We have 4,573 in our community and would like to welcome all of you to our home

City of Chariton 115 South Main Street Chariton, Iowa 50049          

Chariton Mayor Roger Manser dedicated the former North Park to Halferty Park  in memory of Donald Lee Halferty at 11am, Saturday, May 29, 2010.  Halferty lost his life August 6, 1950 on the front lines in Korea.  He was with the 24th Rep. Co. Pipeline, 24th Infantry Division.  He was awarded posthumously the Purple Heart, January 15, 1951.   There was a large number of the Halferty family that attended along with City Manager Nels Christensen, Recreation Director John Peterson, Former Mayor Mary Stierwalt, who was instrumental in getting the park renamed in Halferty's memory, along with others.  Halferty grew in up in Chariton attending schools at Columbus, Franklin and Alma Clay.  He enlisted in the service at the age of 17 after persuading his parents to sign for him.  City properties that have been named in memory of others who lost their lives in action are Lake Morris, Lake Ellis and Bingham Park.  Mayor Manser expressed his apologies to the family for the length of time that it had taken to bestow this honor in memory of Halferty.   

At the January 4, 2010 Chariton City Council meeting, Roger Manser  was elected for a 2 year term as Mayor.  A  Mayor Pro Tem will be appointed at such time as the Mayor is not present to perform his duties.    New council members Dennis Bisgard and Raymond Meyer had been sworn in previously.  Council Member Ruth E. Smith fills the other council position.  City Manager, Nels Christensen, City Clerk Ruth Ryun and City Attorney Verle Norris were all reappointed to their respective positions.  

Mayor John  Braida administered the Oath of Office to Council Members elect Ruth E. Smith and Vernon L. Vogel at the December 17, 2007 council meeting.  

Mayor John Braida swore in Chariton's newest police officer, John P. Shaver, at their July 6th meeting.  He has already begun his service as a patrol officer.

The Council agenda will be posted each weekend prior to the council meeting on the lst and the 3rd Monday of each month.  City Council Agenda

Chariton City Clerk Ruth Ryun has been awarded the specialized distinction of being an Iowa Certified Municipal Clerk.  The professional certification is awarded by the Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association when a candidate completes the required education and hours of experience.

The Chariton City Council has passed a motion to approve civil engineering and surveying services by Garden & Associates for the rehabilitation of Albia Road from 5th Street to Highway 34.  Receiving funding from the government's new stimulus package seems favorable to cover the costs.  Work has been started on this project.  A portion of the newly paved road has now been opened to traffic.  

The Chariton City Council approved rate increase changes for the Chariton Cemetery as presented by the Chariton Cemetery Advisory Board. The cremation rate changes are as follows: $200 for a Chariton resident and $300 for a non-resident; $250 for a resident on Saturdays, $450 after 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays and for a non-resident $375 before 3:00 p.m. and $650 after 3:00 p.m. and to set the grave opening and closing fee for a child of two years or less being buried on a regular space to be $200.00 for a resident and $300.00 for a non-resident. 

The concrete pouring on the Auburn Avenue bridge has been completed.    This will allow for the bridge to be ready for use  sometime in the spring of 2009.   The contractor for the bridge is Herberger Construction.  Ideal Ready Mix supplied the concrete and Lucas County Engineer  Todde Folkerts,  along with others from the Lucas County Secondary Roads Department, were on site to test the concrete and make sure all specifications were followed.  The bridge is 153.1 ft in length and 37 feet wide.  City Manager Nels Christensen said that the Auburn Avenue bridge would be opened to traffic, July 10, 2009.  A special ceremony will be held at 3 pm.

Chariton Police Sgt. Jeff Johnson, has been appointed to the position of Chariton Chief of Police, by City Manager Nels Christensen,  as the result of Chief Jim Baker being appointed as the new Lucas County Sheriff.   Chief Johnson has been with the Chariton Police Department for 15 years.  

Chariton rural resident, Steve Rassler was present at  the Monday, October 1, 2007, city council meeting to give an update on his proposed $75,000 REAP grant.  The grant would be used to build an open air shelter along the Twin Lakes Trail on the west shore of Lake Ellis and would provide money for prairie restoraton between Lake Ellis and Lake Morris.   Mr. Rassler was at the October 6, 2008 council meeting and presented to the Council the specifications for the prairie/savanna restoration work for the East Lakes project.  A hearing date of October 20, 2008 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, Chariton, Iowa, was set for a Public Hearing to be held on the specifications necessary for the bidding process to begin on the restoration work on the East Lakes project.  At their December 15, 2009 council meeting, the Council approved a bid for clearing the access  trail and the fire break in the East Lakes Project.  Steven Rassler is the coordinator of the East Lakes restoration project.   This stage of the work will be completed this winter.

 The Chariton City Council approved the city's final proposal to the Lucas County Board of Supervisors for use of the former National Guard Armory as a public safety center.  Both bodies have been working together to come up with a solution that would be beneficial to both groups. Due to the bids coming in above the amount the Supervisors expected, use of the Armory for a public safety center has been abandoned.  The Chariton City Council accepted the return of the armory from the County.  There will be further discussions as to how the building would be utilized in the future.  

Brandon Fee was present at the June 18th council meeting to present his plans and to ask support   for a memorial dedicated  to the memory of those from Lucas County who have died in our nation's wars and to honor all those who have served in the Armed Forces.  This memorial would be placed on the northwest corner of the courthouse lawn.  This is an Eagle Scout project for Fee.   This project has been completed.  It is a very nice addition to the Court yard. 

  Vredenburg - Chariton Family Aquatic Center in Chariton ( Aquatic Center Project Pictures Project Pictures and Info)  Chariton's New aquatic center floor has cracked!    The City of Chariton reached a settlement with Larkin Aquatics and Irvinbilt Construction to repair the floor of the Vredenburg-Chariton Family Aquatic Center.  The floor will be rebuilt at the end of the 2006  swim season.   Monday, July 18, 2005, the Chariton City Council approved a request for proposals for engineering to design repairs to the Vredenburg-Chariton Family Aquatic Center.     The Aquatic Center  pool floor reconstruction is now completed.     

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The Chariton City Council, Chariton Park and Recreation Board, the Swimming Pool Committee, and the Chariton Recreation Department have put together and endorsed the list of items that they would like to see added to the new aquatic facility and Bingham Park if funds were available. Early planning discussions included some of these items in the pool design, but they were eliminated in order to trim overall project costs. See details.

 

 

          
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