By Sam Parsons

The Oskaloosa City Council hosted a regular meeting on Tuesday following Labor Day weekend. The council discussed an agreement with a non-profit organization called Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development for the city’s Downtown Master Plan and Historic District Design Guidelines update project. The city of Oskaloosa’s strategic plan includes a goal to enhance the downtown district, as well as a specific task to create a downtown master plan to provide more detailed urban planning and design recommendations, economic development opportunities, and cultural or historical preservation. City staff said that Pathfinder’s financial support of the project would ensure the city’s total contribution would not exceed a total of $10,000, though $80,000 was budgeted for the project as part of the Capital Improvement Plan for FY2025. The agreement was approved unanimously.

The next regular meeting for the Oskaloosa City Council is scheduled for September 16.