COVID-19 Impacted Municipal Services

Below is a regularly updated list of municipal services impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To find information regarding the Pottawattamie County COVID-19 Response Task Force, including press releases, visit the Pott County EMA COVID-19 Website.

Mayor Matt...

No Wipes in the Pipes

Council Bluffs Public Works wants to remind you to only flush toilet paper. The trash rack at the sanitary pumping stations throughout the city pull out all of the trash before pushing liquid through to be treated. This photo was taken at a local trash ra...

Spring/ Summer Sports Postponed

Based on recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Iowa Governor’s Office, and Iowa Department of Public Health, Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation is postponing the start of some spring an...

County COVID-19 Response Task Force

The Pottawattamie County COVID-19 Response Task Force, consisting of officials from Pottawattamie County, Public Health, City of Council Bluffs, and local schools, agencies, and health systems and meets regularly to discuss the rapidly evolving situation....

Eastern Hills Drive Roadway Project

On Monday, March 2nd State Orchard Road will be closed at Highway 92 until late spring or early summer. Greenview Road just east of State Orchard Road will continue to be closed until late spring or early summer. Detours will be posted. State Orchard Road...

Parks and Rec 2020 Event Series

Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the 2020 Event Series, an exciting lineup of events taking place in multiple parks throughout Council Bluffs this year. 

“Canceling Loessfest was disappointing, and we know that ...

Loessfest 2020 Canceled

Due to the duration of the 2019 Missouri River flood, Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park has not yet been restored and reopened. Thus, City of Council Bluffs officials have decided to cancel Loessfest 2020.

Vincent Martorello, director of parks and re...

CB Indoor Triathlon

The CB Indoor Triathlon is presented by Council Bluffs Parks & Recreation in partnership with the YMCA and will take place on Sunday, February 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Charles E. Lakin YMCA.

Unlike a traditional triathlon which covers fixed...

Registration is open!

Registration is open for Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation baseball and fast-pitch recreation leagues! Parks and Recreation offer youth baseball leagues for children ages 14 and under, and girls fast-pitch leagues for girls ages 14 and under. All league...

Eastern Hills Drive Roadway Project

On Thursday, December 26th, 2019 the portion of Greenview Road just east of the State Orchard Road intersection will be closed until the fall of 2020. A detour will be posted. State Orchard Road (north of Greenview Road) will remain accessible from the we...

FIRST AVE

1st Avenue, a rail corridor vacated in 2013, is City-owned right-of-way located one block south of West Broadway in Council Bluffs and stretches 1.8 miles from 16th Street to 35th Street. Nearly 30% of Council Bluffs residents live within one-half mile of...