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The Muscatine City Council Thursday approved a project to set the bid opening date for May 13 on a project that would renovate the two lagoons in Weed Park.

Muscatine City Council unanimously approved an additional $37,000 for security cameras, but the vote was contingent on protecting the rights of the people caught on camera.

On Saturday Muscatine County Habitat for Humanity gathered at its most recent build site, dubbed the House on Hope Avenue.

Assistant community development director Andrew Fangman said the owners of Welch Apartments have been given official notice to have the building stabilized to allow entry inside of 60 days.

Mayor Brad Bark and his family began the Dec. 21 Muscatine City Council meeting with the oath of office, administered by Magistrate John Wunder, for Barks second term.

During the last Muscatine City Council meeting of 2023, the council honored two retiring members as well as two new members joining the council at the next meeting.

With the results of the Nov. 7 city and school election, the Muscatine City Council will have two new faces and three familiar ones as it goes into 2024.

A 2017 study found that 61 percent of workers commute into Muscatine County, Iowa, daily because they were unable to afford closer housing. Using reinforced concrete and large-scale 3-D printing may be a solution.