The Bloomfield City Council intends to fill the vacancy in its at-large position by appointment. The electors of the City are hereby notified that they have the right to file a petition requiring that the vacancy be filled by a special election. The petition requesting a special election has to be filed with the city clerk by 4:00 pm on June 19, 2019. A valid petition requires at least two hundred signatures or at least the number of signatures equal to fifteen percent of the voters who voted for candidates for the office at the preceding regular election at which the office was on the ballot, whichever number is fewer.

Interviews for the Bloomfield City Council vacancy will be held June 11th from 6-8pm in the small meeting room of the Bloomfield Public Library. Anyone interested in filling this vacancy should come to this meeting. Only those attending the interview will be considered for the appointment.

On May 16, 2019, the city council approved Mayor Wiegand’s recommendations for a new housing incentive program funded by the City of Bloomfield.

Over the past decade, less than ten new homes have been built in the community. A recent study by the University of Iowa demonstrates that there is a housing shortage in Bloomfield.

New homes will provide opportunities for growing families, empty-nesters, and those that commute to Bloomfield for work.

The 2019 New Housing Incentive program details and applications are available at the link below.

2019 New Housing Incentives