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Council Bluffs city council seeks meeting with Iowa West

Posted at 2:35 PM, Mar 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-27 23:37:20-04

UPDATE: The Council Bluffs city council says they decided on Monday they would reach out to the Iowa West Foundation after the company halted their $9 million donation.

Council woman Melissa Head they will request a meeting with Iowa West and they would like all five council members present at the meeting.

There is a change Iowa West could pull their funding, and Head said they would like to try and avoid that right now.

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The Council Bluffs city council will have to discuss during Monday night's meeting how to proceed with their $35 million dollar Broadway streetscape after the Iowa West Foundation paused their funding.

SEE RELATED: Iowa West reconsiders $9 million donation

Iowa West has a $9 million commitment to the project, but after the city council voted to take out the medians, they had to reconsider their involvement.

SEE RELATED: Key piece of Broadway project decided Monday

A letter was sent to city council members last week and it is unknown if any face-to-face conversations have taken place between the council and Iowa West.

Monday night’s meeting will be a time for the council to discuss their options and possibly hear from Iowa West.

3 News Now will be at the city council meeting at will bring you updates.