Winterfest in Bayliss Park

Winterfest in Bayliss Park will take place on Thursday, November 21^th from 5:30 – 8 p.m. Once again, the City of Council Bluffs has joined forces with The 712 Initiative, Union Pacific Museum, and Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment ...

Dodge Trust Accepting Applications

The Dodge Trust will be accepting applications for the 2019 distribution until November 22, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the Dodge Trust is to provide funding to charitable organizations or agencies that provide services to the residents of Council Bl...

Big Lake Trout Stocking

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and CB Parks and Rec will stock 1,000 rainbow trout in Big Lake on Thursday, October 31st. The Decorah Fish Hatchery truck plans to arrive around 2:00 p.m. 

Iowa residents and non-residents, regardless of a...

Lead Hazard Reduction Program

The City of Council Bluffs Community Development Department is pleased to recognize National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 20-26, 2019 and increase awareness around the City’s Lead Hazard Reduction program.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week...

New HAWK Pedestrian Signal

A new pedestrian signal called a HAWK signal will be coming soon for the Hoover Elementary School pedestrian crossing on North Broadway. A HAWK (High-Intensity Activated crossWalK) signal is a signal-beacon designed to help pedestrians safely cross busy s...

Youth Basketball Registration

Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation offers a recreational youth basketball league for kids in kindergarten through third grade. The league offers modified rules to help players learn the fundamental skills of basketball and make the league more enjoyable ...

National Fire Prevention Week

October 6 – 12 is National Fire Prevention Week led by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed National Fire Prevention Week to be observed during the week of October 9, in commemoration of ...

Rescue Boat Donated to Council Bluffs Fire Department

Council Bluffs Fire Department recently received a $45,000 Pro-Drive rescue boat from Scott Alff of Alff Construction. 

Following the flooding of March 2019, Scott Alff, owner of Alff Construction in Omaha, Nebraska, contacted the Council Bluffs F...

FIRST AVE

1st Avenue, a rail corridor vacated in 2013, is City-owned right-of-way located one block south of West Broadway in Council Bluffs and stretches 1.8 miles from 16th Street to 35th Street. Nearly 30% of Council Bluffs residents live within one-half mile of...

Comedy Night in Bayliss Park

Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation is excited to announce Comedy Night in Bayliss Park! This is a free, laugh-out-loud event, and will take place at Bayliss Park, 100 Pearl Street, on Friday, September 20 from 7 – 10 p.m. Those planning to atte...

Eastern Hills Drive Roadway Project

The Eastern Hills Drive Roadway Project is set to begin mid-July! Construction starts with roadway and box culvert work between Highway 92 and Greenview Road. Work will be performed by a contractor under the supervision of Council Bluffs Public Works. Clo...

Loessfest 2019 Canceled

Due to the recent Missouri River flooding, the current condition of the Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, and this summer’s projected Missouri River levels, officials from the City of Council Bluffs and the Iowa West Foundation have canceled Loessfest 2019.&...

Council Bluffs Receives Tree City USA Award

The City of Council Bluffs recently received a 2018 Tree City USA Award at the 29th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on April 3, 2019....

The Council Bluffs Recycling Center has a new phone number!

The Council Bluffs Recycling Center has a new phone number: 712-890-5454.

Currently, calls placed to the old phone number will be answered by an automated message that relays the new phone number and transfers callers to the new phone number. This automate...

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Minute with the Mayor

Minute with the Mayor (#MWTM) is a video series providing weekly messages and updates straight from the desk of Mayor Matt Walsh. Tune in and learn more about what's happening within the City of Council Bluffs. Have a topic you'd like to learn more about?...