After extended discussion with the Anamosa Dam Bridge Foundation, council voted to remove an insurance requirement and to change 'reimbursement' wording so payment requests are supported by invoices, preserving the parties' $100,000 funding understanding.

A draft agreement in the Oct. 26 packet proposed conveying the Dillon Military Bridge to the Anamosa Dam Bridge Foundation for $1 each to the City and County, with each public seller offering up to $100,000 toward qualified restoration reimbursements and a three‑year restoration deadline backed by a $250,000 performance security.

The Anamosa City Council voted unanimously Oct. 7 to sell the Dillon Military Bridge to the Anamosa Dam Bridge Foundation for $1 and authorize up to $100,000 from the City and Jones County for restoration, subject to insurance, permits, a performance bond and a three-year completion deadline.

Council and the Anamosa Dam Bridge Foundation discussed a proposed $1 purchase and $100,000 public funding offer to transfer the Dillon/Military Bridge for restoration, but deferred action pending a public work session to resolve abutment repairs, permitting and liability issues.

Utility staff reported the new EQ basin stored about 4,300,000 gallons over several rain events with no bypasses; the wastewater plant rerate is in the 30-day comment period with permit release expected, and the plant will require increased sampling and additional operator certification.

The council agreed not to act on a proposed transfer of the Dillon Military Bridge to a local foundation and instead will hold a work session after residents and retired county engineer Brian Kyleighbor described failing abutments and urged repairs before weather-driven damage worsens.

Council and the Anamosa Dam Bridge Foundation discussed a proposed $1 sale and $100,000 in public-improvement funding for the Dillon Military Bridge; engineering testimony identified urgent abutment repairs, and council directed staff to schedule a work session with the city attorney and potentially county representatives to resolve legal and technical details.