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The city is attempting to track and eradicate lead pipes from Waco’s water system, with plans to take a peek under each customer’s meter over the next couple years.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS — The Downtown Master Plan will bring about different traffic features such as roundabouts for Marshalltown. Switching Church and Linn streets from one-way to two-ways will take a little more than a flip of the switch. The change is what was proposed in the city’s 2019 Downtown Master Plan. In order to make this happen, something else will need to change — traffic control. Particularly, traffic control where the streets intersect with Center Street. Engineering and cons...

jfisher@timesrepublican.com CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS — The Downtown Master Plan will bring about different traffic features such as roundabouts for Marshalltown. Switching Church and Linn streets from one-way to two-ways will take a little more than a flip of the switch. The change is what was proposed in the city’s 2019 Downtown Master Plan. In order to make this happen, something else will need to change — traffic control. Particularly, traffic control where the streets intersect with Center ...

Contributing Writer Spring is here and with it comes a new construction season and new year of exciting projects for the community. While many of these projects have been discussed and planned for years, others are more recent. As you drive around town, here are some projects you will see happening this year: First and Church Street parking lot –This project was slated for 2020, but the August derecho caused a delay to this year. The parking lot will be paved with permeable pavers on less of ...

jfisher@timesrepublican.com T-R FILE PHOTO A Garling Construction crew of Belle Plaine at work on the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Marshalltown saw some big projects either start, finish or make heaps of progress in 2020. Never a city to be held down by a natural disaster, let alone a global pandemic, the city pressed on. It gathered to watch the spire be placed atop the Marshall County Courthouse, bringing the building one step closer to its pre-tornado glory. It watched as the Veterans Memoria...