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CITY OF FAYETTE
PUBLIC NOTICE
GRASS, WEEDS, VINES AND BRUSH
The City of Fayette would like to remind residents in Fayette of the Fayette City Code regarding grass, weeds, vines and brush. Fayette City Code Chapter 52 requires owners of residential and commercial property to cut their grass, weeds, vines and brush when it exceeds approximately eight inches in height or which are obnoxious or unsightly. For the first violation of this chapter in each calendar year on a parcel of property, the City of Fayette shall notify the property owner by certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, or served by personal service of a sworn Law Enforcement Official that a condition that violates the terms of Chapter 52 exists and shall notify the property owner of the actions that must be performed to correct the condition within five days from the date that the notice is received. For subsequent violations on the same parcel of property owned by the same person in the same calendar year a written notice will not be sent. If the property owner fails to maintain the property as required under Chapter 52 after notice was given, the City of Fayette shall order the work to be done by city employees or by a contractor. The total cost of the expense of the work done, including any administrative fees, shall be paid by the property owner. For more information, view Fayette City Code Chapter 52 at Fayette City Hall.
City Administrator/Clerk Hawes
Posted Online 4/10/2024; Originally Posted Online 4/8/2019
The Fayette Public Works Department will be flushing the fire hydrants on Tuesday, April 22, 2024, starting at 7AM. Residents may experience rusty water.
On Wednesday, March 29, at 11AM, the City of Fayette and Upper Iowa University will be testing the Tornado Sirens, practicing a Tornado Drill and testing the RAVE Alert system. This is a great time to refresh yourself, your family, your co-workers and anyone else on what to do during a Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning.
Per Senate File 634, Code of Iowa Section 384.15A, the maximum levy rate public hearing notice is posted below and was published in the Union Echo Leader on 2/8/2023. At the hearing, taxpayers and residents may present to the Council their objections to, or arguments in favor of, the tax asking per Code of Iowa Section 384.15A 5(a).
This is the first public hearing for the proposed property tax levy. The council may not increase the city tax rate* from the proposed city tax rate prior to adopting the final budget, so this is an extremely high estimate. There will be another public hearing for the taxpayers and residents to present their objections to, or arguments in favor of, in February or March that will have the actual proposed city tax rate prior to the adoption of the fiscal year 2024 budget.
The city council has approved the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget at the April 17, 2023, regular city council meeting. To review the Fayette City Administrator/Clerk's FY 2024 Report that explains what the budget includes, click here.
Here is your chance to tour a home with the Homes for Iowa project. See how the homes are built and how to own a Homes for Iowa home.
The City of Fayette will be hosting an Open House to showcase their Homes for Iowa house at 207 Alexander Street, Fayette, Iowa, on November 10, 2022, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
The open house will include a tour of the home, conversations with Fayette city officials, Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission representatives and more information about how to purchase this home. No RSVP is required.
Homes for Iowa exists to address Iowa’s housing shortage, train offenders in skilled trades and reduce recidivism. Iowa struggles to build moderately priced new homes, especially in rural areas. Iowa also struggles to fill positions in the skilled trades. Iowa Prison Industries builds the homes near the Newton Correctional Facility in Newton, Iowa. Offenders are trained in the skilled building trades, including apprenticeship curriculum. The homes are then trucked to home sites.
The Fayette Homes for Iowa house made its way from Newton and was delivered to Fayette in July of 2022. With the help from local contractors, the home was completed in October 2022.
There are eligibility criteria to purchase the home which includes the purchaser’s total taxable household income must not exceed $100,000. The home shall be owned by the purchaser for five years or shall be in a payback.
A down payment assistance program is available if homeowners are below the 80% income level of $69,520 or less through the Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund program. Information will be available during the open house.
For more information regarding Homes for Iowa, contact Kris McGrane, City of Fayette, 563-425-4316 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
After over 44 years of working for the City of Fayette, Public Works Director Jerry Hildebrand retired on October 14, 2022. Mayor Kurt Wood presented Jerry with a plaque to thank him for his dedication and service to Fayette.
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