In most cities, fees increase every year. Here are some of the city services that are proposed to be more expensive next year:

The Jordan School Board approved spending up to $5,000 in order to designate a crosswalk near the intersection of Sunset and Cedar Lane drives.

I'm attending the Jordan City Council meeting tonight. It starts at 6:30 p.m.

Among the agenda items listed are:

The Jordan City Council passed an ordinance suggested by the Scott County Water Management Organization.

The number of building permits being taken out is down, compared to the 2006 number.

If Jordan wants to spend more than $7.8 million this year on building city facilities like a city hall, police station, fire station and library, it will have to raise taxes. 

Lately, Jordan City Attorney Annette Margarit has been pouring over city ordinances, deciding what to recommend the city keep and throw out.

Jordan hired Nathaniel Aldrich to conduct park maintenance during the upcoming summer months.

Just the other day I noticed that the center lines along Second Street (Highway 282) in Jordan had been repainted.

The city of Jordan hired Belle Plaine accountant Jacki Schoen to serve as its accountant and utility billing clerk.

She was chosen from a field of 30 applicants and six finalists.