Welcome to the Town of Portsmouth Iowa
We welcome you to Portsmouth’s website. This website seeks to inform its citizens and others about ongoing projects and events in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth is a small town in the heart of America. We have an volunteer fire department and county sheriff. We provide and invoice monthly for the following services: water, sewer and
solid waste.
Events in Portsmouth
Next Town Council Meeting
When: Monday May 5th, 2025
Time: 7pm
Where: American Legion
Reminder: Burn pile is only for yard waste. No construction waste. Only to be used by people living inside the city limits (tax payers) Please keep pieces of debris 6ft and under.
The city of Portsmouth supports fair housing practices. Call 712-743-2044 if you have any fair housing concerns
Please do not blow grass clipping and leaves into the street/gutters. This causes a safety issue (slippery) and a maintenance issue as it clogs the gutters. It is against the city ordinance to blow lawn debree into the street/gutters. Please be courteous.
There is a 5 ton weight limits on all streets except 2nd Street. This is a farm to market road.
www.eyeonwater.com/signup see all the information on your water meter
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5757.00 AND PROVIDING A LEVY OF TAXES TO PAY SAME
The City Council of Portsmouth shall meet on the 1st of April, 2024, at the American Legion Building in Portsmouth, IA, at 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement in a principal amount not to exceed $5757.00 each for expenses related to any authorized essential corporate purpose.
The Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Section 384.24A of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the City.
At that time and place, oral or written objections may be filed or made to the proposal to enter into the Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the City may determine to enter into the Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final unless appealed to the District Court within fifteen (15) days thereafter.
By order of the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Iowa.
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