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Animal Control HOTLINE (712) 366-1143 — Regional Water Emergency (712) 249-5427
GARBAGE PICKUP DATE CHANGED FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS!
The week of Christmas, garbage will be picked up on Tuesday, December 23rd. Put can out Monday night.
The week of New Years, garbage will be picked up on Tuesday, December 30th. Put can out Monday night.
IT’S BACK!!! CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST
CPR/AED Training – Saturday, January 31, 2026 at UMBA Hall
Coordinated and Co-Sponsored by Underwood Optimist Club
Other groups co-sponsoring: UMBA, Underwood Community Schools, Underwood Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church-Honey Creek
Register by January 17, 2026. Please click on the link below for the flyer.
DOG LICENSE RENEWAL AND NEW REGISTRATIONS 2026
Dog Licenses expire 12/31/2025. Dog owners have until 2/28/26 grace period to license for the 2026 year.
Beginning 3/1/2026, a late fee of $10.00 per dog will be assessed.
Multiple ways to complete a dog application: Click on the link below to print out a single dog or multiple dog application, complete and either mail, email, drop in the drop box or come into city hall. City staff will make sure you get the dog tag if you complete the application any other way than coming into city hall.
Current rabies certificate signed by a veterinarian must be included for renewal or new registrations.
Payment must be received before a dog tag can be issued. You are able to pay online through Front Desk after verification by city staff.
You can also go onto Front Desk and complete the form online (2025 is still there and will work until the 2026 form is uploaded.) Again, city staff will make sure you get the dog tag if you complete the application online as well.
There is a question at the end on the Front Desk Application if you want to pay online or not.
2026 Multiple Dog License Application 2026 Single Dog License Application
NEWEST UPDATE – TUESDAY, 11/25/2025, AT 1:23 P.M.
RECYCLE CONTAINER IS HERE!
The location IS NEXT to the City Shop at the end of 3rd Street on Milwaukee
Pottawattamie County Recycle Center Trailer – Accepted and Nonaccepted Items
Pottawattamie County Recycle Center Trailer Container
There will be the option to recycle newspaper, plastic and cardboard. NO GLASS and NO TRASH.
NOTIFICATION TO ALL CITY OF UNDERWOOD RESIDENTS WITHIN CITY LIMITS – posted 11/18/2025
On January 2, 2026, a City Council member position will become vacant.
This is due to Josh Madsen moving into the mayoral position from the 11/4/25 election.
If interested in serving as a city council member, please contact City Hall at 712-566-2373.
UPDATED POSTING – BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS – 12/10/2025
On January 2, 2026, a Board of Adjustments committee member position will become vacant.
This is due to Keith Rodenburg moving into a city council member position from the 11/4/25 election.
If interested in serving as a board of adjustments committee member, please contact City Hall at 712-566-2373.
GARBAGE RATE INCREASE BEGINNING 9/1/2025 with NO recycling
For each residential premises –
* 9/1/25-8/31/26 – $14.00 Fourteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/26-8/31/27 – $16.50 Sixteen Dollars and fifty cents per month
9/1/27-8/31/28 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/28-8/31/29 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/29-8/31/30 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
9/1/30-8/31/31 – $18.00 Eighteen Dollars and no cents per month
* 9/1/25-8/31/31 – Extra Can $10.00 Ten Dollars and no cents per month
****ANNOUNCEMENT****
Iowa Finance Authority awards the City of Underwood $500,000 for grant
Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced that 18 communities have been awarded a total of more than $8 million in grants to advance water quality projects. The City of Underwood was one of 15 cities that received a $500,000 grant. Underwood will use the funds to complete a total clean water project that’s estimated to cost more than $4.1-million dollars.
Funding for the 18 grants is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program.
The Governor says “This was the first bill I signed into law as governor in 2018,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Since then, the program has assisted 82 communities through a total of $34 million in grants, and an additional $1.3 billion in other funds leveraged to advance water quality infrastructure projects throughout the state.”
The 2024 program received 32 applicants requesting more than $15 million in water quality grants. A committee consisting of designees from the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship judged the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program applications based on the program’s priorities.
***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Iowa West Foundation is committing $250,000
to the City of Underwood for wastewater upgrades
Grants have rural VIBE
Five rural communities in Pottawattamie County will benefit from Iowa West’s Vibrant Rural Communities program.
The VIBE program is supporting projects in Avoca, Hancock, Oakland, Treynor and Underwood.
“Our vision strives for communities where people love to live with an emphasis on the ‘S’ in communities,” Brenda Mainwaring, president and CEO of the Iowa West Foundation, said in a statement provided to The Nonpareil. “Rural residents have immense pride in their towns, and we are pleased to be able to support their efforts to build and grow their hometowns.”
The communities will also benefit from ongoing grant dollars made available through endowments from the Charles E. Lakin Foundation announced in October. Rural communities outside Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and Page counties are receiving the Lakin investments.
Iowa West’s VIBE program will encourage growth through revitalization and providing infrastructure for future housing development. It will also identify capital projects and assist with applications seeking funding.
Oakland will receive $400,000 for sourcing wells to expand its water supply. Underwood will receive $250,000 for wastewater upgrades.
Avoca will receive $125,000 for a community center renovation, while Treynor will receive $125,000 for infrastructure improvements. Hancock will receive $15,000 for tree removal.
Advance Southwest Iowa, which is supporting Iowa West’s VIBE program, will receive an operating grant for $225,000. McClure Engineering will provide consulting assistance to the Pottawattamie County communities.
“We are grateful for the Foundation’s support, which has empowered us to create new opportunities for growth in rural communities,” Paula Hazlewood, CEO of Advance Southwest Iowa, said in a news release. “Thanks to this partnership, we are building a stronger local economy and a brighter future for our residents.”
Bethany Wilcoxon, senior adviser with McClure Engineering, said there are “so many opportunities” for Pottawattamie County communities.
“However, a lot of these communities only have a city clerk and they’re trying to get out water bills and keep city councils moving forward,” Wilcoxon said. “VIBE is about figuring out how do we pull all the resources together to help.”
Pickleball Court Pictures June 19, 2024
Thanks to the Public Works Staff for finishing getting the posts, net and bench placed today, as well as planting shrubbery!
