Summerfest at River's Edge

Cart Delivery Begins!

Starting this week, the City will begin rolling out over 39,000 new recycling and trash/ yard waste carts to residents that can be used for new and improved automated collection starting the week of July 3.

 The 96-gallon carts have wheels for eas...

Recreation On-The-Move 2023

Recreation On-The-Move is a free drop-in program with fun, pop-up recreational programming throughout the parks of Council Bluffs. The activities are designed for kids to attend with friends, parents, or caregivers and will feature a different theme with ...

FIRST AVE and Cochran Park Celebration

The City of Council Bluffs is celebrating the completion of the new FIRST AVE trail and the Cochran Park renovations on Friday, May 19, with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and a community party at 6 p.m. (See attached media alert for 11 a.m. ribbon cutting.)...

New Pollinator Garden at Bayliss Park

The Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation Department is adding a native pollinator garden to Bayliss Park.

The Bayliss Park Native Pollinator Garden is located on the southeast side of the park and features brick paths and picnic tables that encourage people...

Iowa Storm Water Education Partnership

Less runoff from your lawn means less reaches your neighborhood stream. Think about improving the soils beneath your turf grass by restoring soil quality with deep aeration followed by a topdress of 1/2-3/4 since of compost, then seed. Your lawn will look...

South Expressway Reconstruction

The City of Council Bluffs is reconstructing the South Expressway, and construction begins on March 6. The South Expressway from I-80 to 19^th Avenue will be under construction starting March 6^th  thru November of 2023. 

The South Expressw...

Mayor's Column

For more than 140 years, the Council Bluffs Public Library has met the changing needs of our residents and businesses. Longtime library director Mildred Smock oversaw the old Carnegie Library. On most Saturday mornings, my mom would arrive early at the li...

Vacant Property Registration Program

The City Council of Council Bluffs passed a new Vacant Property Registration program in October 2022. This ordinance aims to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of Council Bluffs citizens by requiring the registration of all vacant property and...

New Solid Waste Service Contract

On Monday, August 8, 2022, the Council Bluffs City Council approved a ten-year contract with Waste Connections that includes new and improved solid waste and recycling collection services, which goes into effect in July 2023.

Waste Connections is the curre...

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