Pottawattamie County, Iowa

June 16, 2008: Annual Tax Sale - The third Monday in June is the annual tax sale of outstanding property taxes, manufactured homes, mobile homes, weed assessments, special assessments, rates or charges, and drainage taxes.

Pottawattamie County Courthouse

Pottawattamie County was a part of the Pottawattamie Purchase of 1847. The county was originally named after the Native American tribe that once existed and lived within the Iowa Territory. Pottawattamie is a traditional word meaning "Fire Keepers" or "Keepers of the Council Fires".

The county commissioners proposed Kanesville and Pleasant Grove, about 8 miles apart, for the county seat. At an election held April 7, 1851, all but seven votes were cast for Kanesville, named for Colonel Kane of Philadelphia. Council Bluffs was previously known as Hart's Bluff and then Miller's Hollow before it became Kanesville. The rapidly growing village had a population of about 7,000 at the time, mainly Mormons on their way from Nauvoo, Illinois to Utah. It was also an important outfitting town for gold seekers and others on their way to California and the West. Hyde's New Hall at Kanesville, which was renamed Council Bluffs on January 19, 1853, was used for several years for the court house. <more>

Countywide 800 MHz Communications Project
Pottawattamie County along with other participating agencies are in the process of designing and upgrading an interoperable emergency radio/data communications system. This is a region wide multiple agency project funded by various sources including Homeland Security grants awarded to local and state agencies.

800 MHz Fact Sheet
800 MHz Brochure
800 MHz Powerpoint (PDF Version)
800 MHz Powerpoint (PowerPoint Presentation - Right Click and select Save Link As)

ANNOUNCEMENT:

EASTERN HILLS DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Open House – Initial Public Meeting

An open house/public information meeting to receive early input on the Environmental Impact Statement will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Council Bluffs Public Library in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Eastern Hills Drive EIS
Open House Initial Public Meeting
Council Bluffs Public Library
400 Willow Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Thursday, April 10, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 PM

The meeting will be informal. Representatives from the EIS study will be available to receive early input regarding the project’s purpose and need, methodologies, study area transportation needs, and other items.

Please contact Jerry Searle or Charles Lessmann with any questions regarding this notice at (515) 964-2020.

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Mission Statement

To provide the highest quality government possible to the citizens of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and other governmental entities in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible. To encourage economic development, enhance our tax base and provide higher quality jobs for our citizens.