Adel Cedar Creek Animal Clinic
Adel, Iowa is home to many great services for your family, and that includes your pets! This month, we spoke with Crystal Sharp of the Cedar Creek Animal Clinic in Adel to find out what makes this clinic great.
Veteran’s Day Memorial Salutes ADM Alumni
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, later to be known as Veteran’s Day. His remarks, made after the War to End All Wars, ring true today over 90 years later.
October 30th, 2010
Friday and Saturday were busy days as the crews worked to get the sidewalk poured and cut on Main St. Front door access to most of the businesses on Main should be returned on Monday.
Prep was also done on the 9th St. sidewalks. Crews are working hard to have a majority of the sidewalks poured and replaced this upcoming week.
October 25th, 2010
They are pouring sidewalk on the south side of Main St today.
City of Adel Urges Safety During Brick Street Construction Project
Officials with the City urged residents and Downtown business patrons to be mindful of increased construction traffic in the work zone of the Brick Street Project.
Recently there have been episodes of pedestrians walking into wet cement.
Manatt’s Project Manager Cameron Green said “Pedestrians need to be mindful that this is a construction zone and that there is a lot of activity with crews working on multiple areas at a time.”
Green further commented that in this last push to get the project wrapped up before winter, there is increased activity with many crews and pieces of equipment moving in every direction.
City Administrator Chad Bird asked that all residents and pedestrians be respectful of the work zone, and for the safety and well being of all involved, to remain outside of the orange safety fence area.
Chad A. Bird
City Administrator
City of Adel
Phone: (515) 993-4525
Email: cbird@adeliowa.org
Website: www.adeliowa.org
October 24th, 2010
Crews worked hard to remove the sidewalk on the south side of Main St. Saturday. Crews will be prepping the street for sidewalk this week.
Adel Brick Street Meeting Thursday, October 21st
Please join us Thursday, October 21st for an informative meeting about the historic Adel Brick Street Project.
The meeting will be held at Adel City Hall at 6pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
This public forum meeting is a great opportunity for business owners and community members to ask any questions related to the Brick Street project.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, please feel free to contact Adel City Administrator Chad Bird regarding your questions or concerns.
You can also view updates and photos of the project on DiscoverAdel’s Brick Street Update page.
Chad A. Bird
City Administrator
City of Adel
Phone: (515) 993-4525
Email: cbird@adeliowa.org
October 20th, 2010
Residents and Business owners,
As you may have noticed; activity is really picking up now. The concrete contractor is onsite everyday and is pouring some concrete each day.
Work has already begun on sidewalks, starting with the south end of 9th Street. In general, work will progress north to Court Street. Work on the south side of Main Street’s sidewalk will run independent of the other sidewalks – two items that are holding up that removal is the curing time for the parking section and work on a window well in front of Fine Art Photography. Once the concrete has cured, then it will be open for parking and bridges may be installed and work on sidewalk removal can begin. That should happen in the next day or so.
Because of the rapidly changing progress, the crews are making adjustments to pedestrian access almost daily. Please be aware of changes in access routes as you move around the site. They almost certainly will change as new concrete is poured. If you notice unsafe areas or have comments / ideas about better pedestrian routes, please let a foreman or me know, we would be happy to consider the request.
As you know the rain earlier really slowed this project down, (I think we lost about 10 – 14 days due to rain) however the contractors (subs and general) have committed every available resource to keep this project moving and I fully expect them to make up some serious time in the next week. I learned last evening that the brick laying sub-contractor will be on site by November 1st. The brick laying work goes very quickly.
Please note that we have an informational meeting scheduled for tomorrow – Thursday, October 21st at 6:00pm at City Hall.
Chad
Chad A. Bird
City Administrator
City of Adel
515-993-4525
American Legion
Post 464, 119 N. 9th St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Command Jerry Bond
Phone: (515) 250-4052
Adjutant Kent McAdon
Phone: (515) 707-6721
Aging Resources
902 Court St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-2138
Adel Village Apartments
2121 Greene St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4141
Adel Ready Mix
301 S. 6th St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4518
Adel Masonic Hall #80
411 S. 12th St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-5197
Adel Public Safety / Police
102 S. 10th St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-6723
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4-:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
ADM Soccer Club
PO Box 91
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-2129 or (515) 993-4365
Website: www.ADMsoccer.net
October 18th, 2010- Update
This Just In…
Concrete is being pours for Main Street parking.
The City of Adel is ready to begin some minor asphalt work, unrelated to the Downtown Streetscape project.
It is anticipated that work will begin on the alley and parking lot just north of City Hall with work then progressing to the alley south of the Public Safety Building.
Parking in the lot north of City Hall will be restricted until work is complete.
We expect the work to be completed by October 23rd.
October 12th, 2010
The Contractor, Subcontractors and City Officials met Thursday, October 7th to review the conditions of Phase I of the historic Brick Street project. Throughout the process questions have been raised as to the overall apperance of Court and Main Street, specifically the “birdbaths” or visible depressions and large number of cracked or broken brick amongst the finished area.
Subcontractors were able to explain this occurance. Over the 100 years of use, wear patterns emerged on the bricks as they were originally laid. During the process of removing, cleaning, and discarding inferior blocks, the bricks became shuffled. Any two bricks that may have experienced the same wear pattern were no longer laid side by side, causing slight height differences.
While some suggest that more depressions are visible on Main Street, the Contractors and City Officials found that the depressions exist throughout Court and Main respectively. Contractors speculate that the birdbaths may be more apparent on Main street due to the higher traffic levels the original road endured.
It is important to note that the streets have been built as specified by the engineers and there is no question of the roads’ structural integrity. The appearance of the streets is a combination of 100 years of use, history, and character.
Officials were aware that the preservation of the historic streets through the use of 100 year old materials would require a finishing stage. As was planned and announced at the beginning of the project, City Officials and Contractors will survey the roads and mark locations that need repair before the completion of the Brick Streets in November. Every attempt will be made to give a finished product of which the community can be proud.
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