|
|
 |
| Welcome to the official website for the City of Grafton, a small community located in Northern Iowa. |
Proposed FY2025 Tax Levy: The Grafton City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year City Property Tax Levy at the Grafton City Hall on April 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM. At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of the proposed tax levy. After adoption of the proposed tax levy, the Council will publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposed city budget.
View the FY2025 Proposed Tax Levy
Past Tax Levies
Grafton may be small but we have a lot to offer. We have many business places including a bank, grocery store, post office, restaurant, car dealership, car wash, beauty shops, insurance, realty, construction businesses, painting services, welding shop, auto body shop and auto repair. Check out our Business Directory for a complete listing.
Other amenities here in Grafton include: a beautiful Community Center; a City Park with a shelter house that has a fire place, there’s a wading pool and playground equipment for the kids; sand volleyball court; a lighted softball diamond; Lutheran church; Fire Dept. and our depot has been restored into a museum and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. We have a fabulous Public Library complete with over 14,000 items including books, DVD’s, audio books and periodicals. We are located in Worth County home of the Diamond Jo Casino and students receive yearly funds from the casino to buy school supplies. Last year it was $75 per student. In 2017, each high school graduate heading off to college received over $7,000. For more information regarding grants go to the new website for Worth County Development Authority www.growworth.com.
Our annual summer celebration is Grafton Turkey Day and is held the 3rd Saturday of July. It includes a 5K walk/run, softball tournament, volleyball tournament, parade, kids games, and more. Other community activities include summer sports leagues, Grafton Athletic Club and gym walking memberships, and great biking opportunities.
Find more information in the About Grafton page. |
|
|
