Change in City Hall Hours
April 24th, 2024, to Beginning of June 2024
The hours for Afton city hall will vary from April 24, 2024, to the beginning of June 2024 due to limited staffing.
The office will be open from 8 am to 1 pm most days. Afternoon hours will vary. Please call ahead!
You can send an email to:
actyhall@windstream.net
You can also leave a voicemail, and someone will give you a call back when they return to the office.
Office: 641-347-5224
Police: 641-347-5255
Keys and payments can be dropped off in the drop box at City Hall.
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MOWING OF PROPERTIES
City of Afton Ordinance Chapter 50.02 (9):
Mowing of Properties: Any property within the City of Afton, whether vacated or non-vacated, is required to be mowed any time the vegetation reaches a height of more than eight inches.
Penalty: The City or its agents may mow any property that is not mowed and a charge of $75.00 per hour for such mowing, plus a surcharge of $100.00, will be charged to the property owner. Any property owners who fail to mow their properties, thus allowing the same to be mowed by the City or their agents, and who do not provide payment for the mowing as required, will be assessed by the City for such costs, which will be collected in the same manner as general property taxes.
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Dear Residents,
We’re excited to inform you that Union County is in the process of updating the Union County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan plays a crucial role in securing government funding through grants to mitigate potential damage and losses caused by severe or disastrous events. It is a collaborative effort involving all jurisdictions within the County, as well as some non-profit organizations.
Your input is invaluable in shaping this plan to better serve our community. We urge you to take a moment to participate by clicking on the provided link and filling out a survey. Your insights will help us make Union County more resilient in the face of disaster events.
Thank you for your cooperation and contribution to the safety and well-being of our community.
Warm regards,
Jo Duckworth, Union County Emergency Management
https://www.surveymonkkey/com/r/XKBTXCP
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***************PLANNED ELECTRIC OUTAGE SCHEDULED*******************
ITC-Midwest will be doing some maintenance to their transmission lines along Hwy 34. This will effect the transmission lines that feed into Afton’s substation that provides electricity to all of Afton and will require us to have two (2) separate 4 hour electric outages. The current plan for outages is scheduled to take place overnight on the following dates:
Monday, April 8, 2024, from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM
Monday, April 29, 2024, from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM
In the event of bad weather, the “rain date” will be the following night at the same times. We are sorry for the inconvenience this will cause and please bear with ITC-Midwest and us while they do this required work.
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REMINDER:
All dogs must be on a leash within City Limits and on City Property. This includes Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton Park, Afton Lake and the Afton Rec Field. It is also the owner/handler’s duty to clean up and dispose of feces of the animal upon public property, park property, public right-of-way, or the property of another person.
Please see the City Ordinances CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL for full details.
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At the City of Afton Council meeting on 12/12/23, the Oath of Office was administered to the newly elected officials for Mayor and City Council by City Clerk Kayla Lacina.
Newly Elected officials are, Steve Kinyon, Dave Cunningham, Sheryl Parham, Michelle Burger (Mayor).
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TRUCK ROUTE CHANGES IN AFTON:
Effective immediately, no trucks will be allowed on East Kansas Street from Colfax to Temple and no trucks allowed on North Temple Street from Filmore to Kansas. United Farmers Coop is no longer using the silos/bins on East Kansas and there is no longer a need for trucks to use this route. We have removed the truck route in that area and have plans for street maintenance in 2023 & 2024 on E. Kansas & N. Temple.
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PUBLIC NOTICE:
ATTENTION: GREENLAWN CEMETERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOT BE REMOVING/DESTROYING PERMANENT PLANTS AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED. Rules still state that NO NEW PERMANENT PLANTS ARE ALLOWED.
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SNOW PARKING NOTICE:
SNOW EMERGENCY – IMPOUNDMENT AND OTHER PENALTIES.
- No person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any traveled portion of a public street, alley or City-maintained off-street parking area during any snow emergency parking ban unless the snow has been removed or plowed from said traveled portion of the street, alley or City-maintained off-street parking area and the snow has ceased to fall. A snow emergency parking ban will be put in place when any accumulation possibly requiring clearance is forecasted. The emergency shall continue through the duration of the snow or ice storm and 48-period after cessation of such storm, except as above provided upon streets which have been fully plowed and opened.
- Such a ban shall be of uniform application, and the City Clerk is directed to publicize the requirements, using all available news media in early November of each year. Where predictions or occurrences indicate the need, the Maintenance Director, Police Chief or City Clerk shall post notice on City Hall door, to City social media page and City website to publicize the emergency ban and parking rules. The emergency shall be extended or shortened when conditions warrant upon proclamation by the City Mayor.
- The foregoing prohibition shall be modified within the Commercial Business District within the downtown area as follows:
A. On Railroad Street from Douglas to Webster
B. On Webster Street from Railroad to Filmore
C. On Kansas Street from Dodge to Colfax
D. On Douglas from Railroad to Kansas - The foregoing prohibition does not apply to the area described in Paragraphs 3(A) through 3(D) during normal business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- A violation of this section is a scheduled violation and subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). Admitted violations may be charged upon a simple notice of a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) payable at the office of the City Clerk. If such fine is not paid within five (5) business days, a complaint may be filed as provided by the Code of Iowa and the City of Afton’s Code of Ordinances.
- In the event any vehicle is in violation of this section, the Mayor, Maintenance, Police Chief, or any contracted public safety officer of the City is authorized to cause to be removed or to have towed or otherwise remove such vehicle to such place as the Mayor, maintenance, Police Chief, or any contracted public safety officer of the City may from time to time direct. The owner of such impounded vehicle shall be responsible for the cost of towing and storage.
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