Milford, IA (KICD) — Last month the Milford City Council addressed a letter to the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors asking for a larger buffer when it comes to wind turbines. Mayor Steve Anderson says 16 hundred feet isn’t enough, because if the structures are too close to town it will impede the community’s opportunity to grow. They’d like 3 miles. Last night the council made the request into a formal resolution and are asking other incorporated cities of Dickinson County to pass it as well.

After deciding to remove ALL trees from the city’s right-of-way in 2022, the council reversed course this week. Mayor Anderson says the public works department estimates that half of the trees are gone already. From here on, only diseased or damaged trees will be removed. Just two weeks ago the council had to clear up a situation with a homeowner who did not want the trees in front of her house removed. A portion of each tree was on her property. The city decided to let them stay.

And the city council has requested a joint meeting with Milford Municipal Utilities to discuss a change order on the A-34 rebuild. A galvanized service line is being replaced, and the old line was going to be capped off. MMU is now recommending the line be removed completely. The contractor says they can do it next week for an extra 28 thousand dollars. The Utilities board wants alternative bids, the city wants to move now, and the council wants to know which entity will foot the bill.