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Animal Control HOTLINE (712) 366-1143 — Regional Water Emergency (712) 249-5427
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL CITY COUNCIL VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT – posted 1/14/2026
The City of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, has a vacancy on the City Council as of Friday, January 2, 2026, due to the election of Josh Madsen to the mayor position. This vacancy would finish serving the term that Josh Madsen was elected in November 2023 as council member; and the council vacancy term ends December 2027.
Pursuant to Section 372.13, (2), (a), of the Code of Iowa, notice is hereby given that the City Council of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, intends to fill this vacancy by appointment during their next regular city council meeting that will be held at Underwood City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. However, the electors of the City of Underwood have the right to file a petition requiring that the vacancy be filled by a special election. If electors wish to require a special election, a valid petition requesting a special election must be filed with the city clerk within fourteen days after publication of this notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made. If no such petition is filed, the appointment shall be for the period until the next pending election as defined in Section 69.12 of the Code of Iowa.
Eligible electors of the City of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, wanting to be considered for appointment should submit a request in writing or email (cityadmin@underwoodia.com) to the city administrator/clerk’s office by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Cindy Sorlien, City Administrator/Clerk, City of Underwood
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO UNDERWOOD CITY COUNCIL POSITION
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS COMMITTE MEMBER VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT
The City of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, has a vacancy on the Board of Adjustments Committee as of Friday, January 2, 2026, due to the election of Keith Rodenburg to the city council member position. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, intends to fill this Board of Adjustments Committee member vacancy by appointment during their next regular city council meeting that will be held at Underwood City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
Eligible electors of the City of Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, wanting to be considered for appointment should submit a request in writing or email (cityadmin@underwoodia.com) to the City Administrator/Clerk’s office by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Cindy Sorlien, City Administrator/Clerk, City of Underwood
Application for Board of Adjustments Committee Member 2026
CPR/AED Training – Saturday, January 31, 2026 at UMBA Hall
Coordinated and Co-Sponsored by Underwood Optimist Club
Other groups co-sponsoring: UMBA, Underwood Community Schools, Underwood Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church-Honey Creek
Register by January 17, 2026. Please click on the link below for the flyer.
DOG LICENSE RENEWAL AND NEW REGISTRATIONS 2026
Dog Licenses expire 12/31/2025. Dog owners have until 2/28/26 grace period to license for the 2026 year.
Beginning 3/1/2026, a late fee of $10.00 per dog will be assessed.
Multiple ways to complete a dog application: Click on the link below to print out a single dog or multiple dog application, complete and either mail, email, drop in the drop box or come into city hall. City staff will make sure you get the dog tag if you complete the application any other way than coming into city hall.
Current rabies certificate signed by a veterinarian must be included for renewal or new registrations.
Payment must be received before a dog tag can be issued. You are able to pay online through Front Desk after verification by city staff.
You can also go onto Front Desk and complete the form online (2025 is still there and will work until the 2026 form is uploaded.) Again, city staff will make sure you get the dog tag if you complete the application online as well.
There is a question at the end on the Front Desk Application if you want to pay online or not.
2026 Multiple Dog License Application 2026 Single Dog License Application
Mayor Josh Madsen proclaims OPTIMIST DAY in the City of Underwood
for February 5, 2026, and the First Thursday of Every February
Please click on the link to read the Mayor Josh Madsen Proclamation.
UNDERWOOD OPTIMISTS SPONSORING
BUILD & FLY KITES, BIKE HELMET & FITTING, EASTER EGG HUNT
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 9:30 A.M. – 11 A.M.
Please click on the link for the flyer for more information.
NEWEST UPDATE – TUESDAY, 11/25/2025, AT 1:23 P.M.
RECYCLE CONTAINER IS HERE!
The location IS NEXT to the City Shop at the end of 3rd Street on Milwaukee
Pottawattamie County Recycle Center Trailer – Accepted and Nonaccepted Items
Pottawattamie County Recycle Center Trailer Container
There will be the option to recycle newspaper, plastic and cardboard. NO GLASS and NO TRASH.
GARBAGE RATE INCREASE BEGINNING 9/1/2025 with NO recycling
For each residential premises –
* 9/1/25-8/31/26 – $14.00 Fourteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/26-8/31/27 – $16.50 Sixteen Dollars and fifty cents per month
9/1/27-8/31/28 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/28-8/31/29 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/29-8/31/30 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/30-8/31/31 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
* 9/1/25-8/31/31 – Extra Can $10.00 Ten Dollars and no cents per month
****ANNOUNCEMENT****
Iowa Finance Authority awards the City of Underwood $500,000 for grant
Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced that 18 communities have been awarded a total of more than $8 million in grants to advance water quality projects. The City of Underwood was one of 15 cities that received a $500,000 grant. Underwood will use the funds to complete a total clean water project that’s estimated to cost more than $4.1-million dollars.
Funding for the 18 grants is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program.
The Governor says “This was the first bill I signed into law as governor in 2018,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Since then, the program has assisted 82 communities through a total of $34 million in grants, and an additional $1.3 billion in other funds leveraged to advance water quality infrastructure projects throughout the state.”
The 2024 program received 32 applicants requesting more than $15 million in water quality grants. A committee consisting of designees from the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship judged the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program applications based on the program’s priorities.
Iowa West Foundation awarded the City of Underwood $250,000 for grant for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
Pickleball Court Pictures June 19, 2024
Thanks to the Public Works Staff for finishing getting the posts, net and bench placed today, as well as planting shrubbery!
