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Jan. 1, 2025
HARTINGTON – A new county assessor will be ringing in the new year.
County Assessor Becky Dresden submitted her resignation to the Cedar County Board of Commissioners last week. Her last day will be Thursday, Jan. 2.
She had given a year’s notice, making her intentions known and setting her retirement date back in December 2023.
“Since last December, we’ve been working for a smooth transition. There’s a lot to turn over,” Dresden said.
The county board conducted interviews of longtime assessor’s office employees Janelle Heikes and Marla Wortmann to fill the role since they are both certified to be assessors. They selected Heikes who will be officially appointed to the role Friday, Jan. 3.
The assessor’s office will be hiring another person to backfill Heikes’ position in the office.
Jan. 1, 2025
HARTINGTON – The Village of Coleridge has filed a civil suit, seeking the return of property after the purchaser failed to start construction per contract.
The lawsuit was filed last week in Cedar County District Court last week against Venassa Sprangs and VS Nest House Home Revocable Trust, over property purchased for $2,500 at 407 S. Main St. in Coleridge.
According to a resolution passed by the village board, the property buyer was to construct a new home with work starting within 90 days and the completion of construction, evidenced by occupying the home, within one year. According to the resolution, if the buyer failed these requirements, the property reverts back to the village.
The purchase agreement signed by Sprangs contains more lenient requirements for construction - nine months from the closing date to start construction and 18 months to finish and occupy the property.
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