The Pella City Council approved all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to construct a fiber optic network to connect Pella Fiber to a Point of Presence site at UnityPoint Health in Grinnell at their meeting Tuesday.

The contract with Excel Construction is to connect City of Pella residents and businesses to a gigabit internet network, which would cost the city an estimated $1.2 million.

Council also granted South Main, LLC for a perpetual easement for building encroachment. Wehn Building One of the South Main development was constructed near the corner of Independence Street and Main Street, it was built too far to the north, encroaching into the public right-of-way by approximately nine inches. As a result, the applicant requested a one-foot deep perpetual easement, with the developer paying for the legal fees.

A proclamation set the date for Beggar’s Night in Pella for October 31st, and a resolution was approved for a construction change order of approximately $50,000 for improvements to the City of Pella’s Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Following regular business, council discussed options for resurfacing 218th Avenue south of Neil Drive to the Shady Brook Development.