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The City of Indianola has completed the planning aspects of many projects, and are expected to begin construction on several in 2021, including the paving of E Iowa Ave to help with the Missouri Valley Line Training Facility construction, and the Downtown Streetscape Project, which coincides with the Warren County Justice Center Construction. City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News because of the city’s careful planning, they were able to secure several grants worth $1.7 million to help offset the cost. ‘While we are not at the point of construction yet, the legwork to get these designed...

The past year saw the City of Indianola complete many major projects, including the Water Resource Recovery Facility, the planning for E Iowa Ave and the Downtown Streetscape, and the Comprehensive Plan Project. Aside from physical projects being complete, City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News what he will remember most is the city staff being able to adapt and function at a high level during a difficult situation. “What I like to do is take a look at what did we learn and how did we adapt to the challenges. Challenges are just things that make us stronger, and I couldn’t be more proud...

The Indianola City Council met in a special study session in their final meeting of 2020 last week, discussing city procedures and looking ahead to budget planning for 2021. City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News one of the ways the council is prepared to look forward is the Pavement Indexing Project. Waller said the project has been spread out over a long time, and is now providing the council with detailed data on city roads and repair. “We know the data now, we know what roads are good, what roads are bad, and what roads are fair. We wanted to get some direction from council on what th...

The Indianola City Council held a study session at their last meeting of 2020, preparing for programs and budget work for 2021. City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News the council received a presentation from Public Works Director Akhilesh Pal, about making uniform sets of equipment and features for Indianola when looking to plan for future projects. “The council was presented with a form of uniform standards that most communities around the state have adopted. An example is how a pipe is buried when a road is constructed, the different specifications for that, it helps with creating unifo...

The Indianola City Council approved the hiring of an architect at their meeting Monday, to work with city staff to provide more information on new city facilities. City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News the city is in need of new or updated facilities to better serve Indianola residents. “Our facilities are outdated. There would be some substantial investment needed in facilities that are not big enough to provide the necessary space for what we have, let alone what we need. So hiring this architect helps us get to the next level, having better detailed plans and being able to have really...