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North Liberty, IA
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Tonja Fortney

Councilor2025-12 to 2029-12 (month-level)

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
15
Total speaking time
27:16
Avg per meeting
1:49
Segments
343

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Top issues during term (20)(Roads)

high↓Jan 2026[18]

Penn Street/I-380 Interchange Ramp Closures

high↓Jan 2026[18]

Forevergreen Road/Jasper Avenue Roundabout

North Liberty's share is roughly $3.5 million of the $5.06 million contract.

medium↓Jun 2026[17]

Community center parking lot resurfacing

The city is paying out about $157,000 this round on the parking lot project.

high↓Jun 2026[16]

Rec center and library parking lot construction all summer

Construction costs were already budgeted; no new spending was approved.

high↑Sep 2026[15]

North Stewart Street reconstruction

Costs weren't detailed, but staff said lining (rather than replacing) the sanitary sewer saved money.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Ranshaw Way Phase Six

Acquisition compensation for 17 properties is set by Resolution 2026-121; total project costs weren't detailed in the meeting.

high↓Aug 2026[6]

Traffic safety at Abraham and Anne intersection

Any stop signs or crosswalk markings would come out of the city's street budget; cost not stated.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

I-380 event traffic

medium↓May 2026[4]

On-Street Parking Control Devices

medium↓Jul 2026[4]

Traffic Regulations Ordinance

high↓Apr 2026[3]

Road Projects Update

About $7 million in federal MPO funding is slated for North Liberty projects in FY27-30.

high↓Apr 2026[3]

Bus route expansion

Costs of the replacement service are still being worked out through the RFP process.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Traffic safety and railroad-adjacent driveways on Cherry Street

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

I-380 traffic congestion at Swisher interchange

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Mary Lane parking concerns

Residents' parking space count changes, and the city gains plowing and garbage access on the affected streets.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Commercial Drive Improvements

Cost not stated in the record; engineering agreement approved.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Commercial Drive extension

A city project funded in the upcoming fiscal year.

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Forevergreen Road East Extension property and easements

Construction costs are shared regionally; Phase 1 is a Coralville-led project bid through the Iowa DOT.

medium↓May 2026[1]

Access management and medians on West Penn Street

The developer, not the city, is paying to build the median as a condition of its West Penn access.

low↓Jan 2026[1]

Vacating remnant street rights-of-way

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Fortney was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Roads.