City of Ames, IA

Ames residents are welcome to join Ames Mayor John Haila and members of the Ames City Council at the ninth annual Mayor’s Downtown Healthiest State Walk beginning at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. Participants should gather on the sidewalk in front of City Hall.

The City of Ames Dog Park, 605 Billy Sunday Road, will close for annual maintenance starting Monday, Sept. 16. Annual maintenance includes spraying broadleaf weeds, aerating, fertilizing the turf, and other facility maintenance needs.

Work to install new water main along the east side of Burnett Avenue between 13th and 16th streets will begin Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Reconstruction of the Daley Park shared use path from Thackeray Avenue to Wilder Boulevard will begin Thursday, Sept. 12, weather permitting.

The City of Ames Planning Division is accepting applications for the Downtown Façade Grant. Businesses and building owners within the Downtown Service Center could qualify for a dollar-for-dollar matching grant of up to $15,000 for façade improvements.

Reconstruction of the east-west alley north of Main Street between Duff and Douglas avenues will begin Wednesday, Aug. 28. All or portions of this alley will be closed to traffic during construction. Sidewalks at the alley approaches may also be closed at times during the project.

The City of Ames Public Art Commission and Ames Community Arts Council are co-sponsoring the Octagon Art Festival’s first annual Chalk the Block contest.

To combat the increasing number of vehicles parking illegally during home football games, the Ames City Council approved the Game Day Parking Ordinance, which goes into effect during this fall football season.