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1 month ago | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Monday, March 24, 2025 9:05 pm If we put it in this other fund, it gives us the ability to react to things as they come up.” LEE COUNTY – An ordinance that converts moving traffic violations in the county from state citations to county citations passed unanimously Monday. At the regular meeting of the Lee County Board of Supervisors, supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the reading of the new traffic code ordinance. Lee County Denise Fraise said she spoke with the sheriff’s...
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1 month ago | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Monday, March 17, 2025 10:15 pm This is no different accept instead of the camera writing the ticket, the deputy is writing the ticket, but the money will track the same,” LEE COUNTY – Supervisors on Monday almost passed a new law that will allow more of the funds from a traffic citation to be kept in the county. An ordinance that will change moving violations from state violations to county violations could become part of the Lee County Code next Monday. Supervisor Garry...
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1 month ago | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Monday, March 3, 2025 6:50 pm We’re 22nd in population and 22nd in valuation and, arguably, that’s kinda where the salary of supervisors should be.” LEE COUNTY – The chairman of the Lee County Compensation Board told supervisors on Monday that this year’s recommendation, “could be the last action of the comp. board”. Mel Sander’s prediction came true about five minutes later when the Lee County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to disband the board. Lee County Chairwoman...
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2 months ago | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Monday, February 24, 2025 8:50 pm Sometimes we laugh about it, but it is a big deal.” LEE COUNTY – A resident who approached Lee County Supervisors got some time Monday afternoon devoted to what supervisors called deer overpopulation in the county. The name of the resident wasn’t divulged after Monday’s regular meeting of the Lee County Supervisors in Fort Madison, but the topic came up during a workshop that followed. The resident lives just outside Fort Madison in county...
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2 months ago | 
pencitycurrent.com | Tom Schulz |Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Tuesday, January 28, 2025 5:00 pm We’re trying to build regulations that protect everyone, provide for reasonable setbacks and give both the constructors of these facilities and the people that live in the area, a clear idea of what’s expected of each of them.” The more counties that do that, the higher the percentage of chance the state will come in making an overarching rule for all counties and throw out ordinances and zoning that has already been created.” DONNELLSON –...
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
UTILITY ORDINANCES Posted Thursday, January 9, 2025 10:50 pm We have to have something. Right now we have nothing and the reason these people are looking at us is because we have nothing.” MONTROSE – A two-hour town hall on proposed solar and wind ordinances stirred up some surprises from about 40 people in attendance. The meeting was called last week by Lee County Supervisor Chairman Tom Schulz, who led the meeting along with Supervisor Garry Seyb, who ushered in the ordinances as chairman...
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY NEWS Posted Tuesday, October 8, 2024 5:15 pm This new ordinance is updated to split accounts for pre-legislation and post-legislation so they meet requirements of the new law.” LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Board of Supervisors cast a first vote on an ordinance that will define revenues received as part of the county’s automated traffic enforcement program. At Monday’s Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the first reading of the ordinance that...
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
SPEED CAMERAS Posted Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:05 pm Our hope is that no one speeds, but we also know that’s not the reality. We are estimating about $2 to $2.5 million annually, but we are seeing people slowing down.” According to the Lee County Sheriff’s department webpage, approximately $1.2 million in fines were issued from Feb. 1 to July 31, a span of six months. LEE COUNTY – With new legislation dictating how revenues from local speed cameras can be allocated, Lee County is...
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
LCHD/EMS FACILITY Posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 8:25 pm I think we’re doing all the right things. The board is doing a good job in providing these services for the citizens and doing it in a way that’s sustainable to the future.” FORT MADISON – Lee County Supervisor Garry Seyb let out a small sigh of relief Thursday as bids were opened on the much-anticipated Lee County Health Department/EMS facility. Supervisors met in open session Thursday afternoon to open bids from about 12 contractors...
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
pencitycurrent.com | Garry Seyb |Chuck Vandenberg
COUNTY BUDGETS Posted Thursday, July 11, 2024 1:45 pm I do not believe we need to totally get rid of that ordinance, and I believe there is some benefit to the county in maintaining that ordinance. We’ll be looking at that and bring something before the entire board here in the next couple of weeks.” LEE COUNTY - County Supervisors moved close to $700,000 into a reserve fund off revenues generated from Hwy. 27 speed cameras on Monday. The move comes from an ordinance that was created by the...
