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ALL FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS in city cemeteries will be respectfully removed and discarded during clean off week. This includes:
Saddles, wreaths, floral arrangements (even those in permanent bases)
Weathered American flags
Non-compliant decorations such as ornaments, toys, signs, garden flags and holders
Wind spinners and non-integral vases or statues
If you would like to keep any items, please remove them before Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Starting Tuesday, October 7, 2025, fall and winter decorations will be permitted again. Acceptable items include saddles, wreaths and floral arrangements in permanent vases only.ALL FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS in city cemeteries will be respectfully removed and discarded during clean off week. This includes:
Saddles, wreaths, floral arrangements (even those in permanent bases)
Weathered American flags
Non-compliant decorations such as ornaments, toys, signs, garden flags and holders
Wind spinners and non-integral vases or statues
If you would like to keep any items, please remove them before Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Starting Tuesday, October 7, 2025, fall and winter decorations will be permitted again. Acceptable items include saddles, wreaths and floral arrangements in permanent vases only.
EXCITING NEWS FOR FORT DODGE! We re looking forward to continuing our partnership withIowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU)HSAU) through 2045 and beyond!Iowa State Softball Tournament to Remain at Fort Dodge Through 2045
Visit the link in our bio to read full press release.
Beginning Monday, September 8, 2025, 19th Ave N between N 26th St and N 27th St will be closed to through traffic during daytime hours. The road will reopen after 3:00 pm. Please use caution in and around the area.
The agenda for the September 8, 2025, City Council meeting is available online. Council meetings begin at 6:00 pm in City Council Chambers, 819 1st Ave S.
fortdodgeiowa.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=11436
REMINDER! In observance of the Labor Day holiday, the City of Fort Dodge s garbage routes will be adjusted as follows:
• Garbage collection scheduled for Monday, September 1, 2025, will be moved to Tuesday, September 2.
• Garbage collection scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, will be moved to Thursday, September 4.
• Recycling collection scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2025, will follow the regular schedule.
• Garbage collection scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2025, will be moved to Friday, September 5.
Residents are asked to place their garbage and recycling carts at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection dates. Please note that due to the holiday schedule, no return trips will be made for missed collections. Carts placed out after 5:00 a.m. will not be collected until the following week.
There will be no curbside collection of yard waste.Photos from City of Fort Dodge Government s post
City Projects Update
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Name: 2025 Concrete Patching & Asphalt Overlay Expected Completion: Fall 2025
Name: Community Water Initiatives Expected Completion: Fall 2026
Name: Kenyon Rd Bridges (IDOT) Expected Completion: Summer 2025
Name: Kenyon Rd & Ave C Expected Completion: Summer 2025
Name: Traffic Signal Modification Expected Completion: Fall 2025
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