Riverdale

RIVERDALE — City officials have awarded work to repair and prevent damage done by the floods of last spring.

The city awarded a contract to RL Shaw for its $11,766 bid to modify a storm drain outlet box in the River Glen area.

“If and when the floods come again, we can control back water in a faster manner than we did last year,” Public Works Director Shawn Douglas said.

RIVERDALE -- Although some residents are questioning Redevelopment Authority expenses, the city administrator is defending city procedures as showing a commitment to open government.

"It is public business and should be acted upon in a public meeting," Riverdale City Administrator Larry L. Hansen said.

According to a post on the Riverdale City citizens Facebook page, some residents are wondering why the city holds monthly RDA meetings, when some of those meetings only last a couple of minutes.

RIVERDALE -- Dean Gallegos has been named the acting fire chief after the resignation of former chief Doug Illum.

RIVERDALE -- Six candidates are crowding the ballot for one of three four-year terms on the Riverdale City Council.

RIVERDALE -- Despite a recent change of ownership, city officials are keeping a close eye on a smoke shop that has been the scene of several illegal incidents over the last year.

RIVERDALE -- By a narrow vote, the city council extended the city administrator's contract through 2014.

City Administrator Larry Hansen's current four-year contract was set to expire June 30, 2012, but the council voted 3-2 this week to extend the contract by two and a half years.

RIVERDALE — Three of five Riverdale City Council seats are up for election this fall. Each is an at-large, four-year term.

Council members David Gibby, Shelly Jenkins and Don Hunt’s terms will end in December.