Bremer County Treasurer’s Office

06/02/2026

We have received a handful of calls this morning of people asking where they need to vote. If you do not know your voting locations, please visit the following link for assistance.

https://tinyurl.com/IowaVotingLocations

KWAY Waverly
Bremer County Elections

06/02/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝟲𝟱 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲?

If so, you may qualify for Iowa’s 65+ Homestead Property Tax Exemption through your County Assessor’s Office.

Eligible homeowners can receive a $6,500 reduction in taxable property value on their primary residence.

Here is what to know:

• You must be 65 or older on or before January 1 of the assessment year
• You must own and occupy the home as your primary residence
• Apply by July 1 of the year following your 65th birthday
• Once approved, you generally do not need to apply again unless you move

Important timing note:

If you apply by July 1, 2026, and qualify, the exemption will first appear on the property tax statement payable in September 2027 and March 2028.

Questions or want to see if you already receive a homestead benefit? Contact the Bremer County Assessor’s Office at (319) 352 0145.

For your convenience, the application is available here:
https://tinyurl.com/65PlusHomestead

KWAY Waverly

06/02/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝟲𝟱 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲?

If so, you may qualify for Iowa’s 65+ Homestead Property Tax Exemption through your County Assessor’s Office.

Eligible homeowners can receive a $6,500 reduction in taxable property value on their primary residence.

Here is what to know:

• You must be 65 or older on or before January 1 of the assessment year
• You must own and occupy the home as your primary residence
• Apply by July 1 of the year following your 65th birthday
• Once approved, you generally do not need to apply again unless you move

Important timing note:

If you apply by July 1, 2026, the exemption will first appear on the property tax statement payable in September 2027 and March 2028.

For your convenience, the application can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/65PlusHomestead

Questions or want to see if you already receive a homestead benefit? Contact the Bremer County Assessor’s Office at (319) 352 0145.

06/02/2026

KWAY Waverly

06/01/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 – 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆

Public is encouraged to attend. Recordings will be posted on the County’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

9:00 a.m.
Call to order, agenda approval, and public input
(Public comments limited to two minutes for items on or not on the agenda)

Administrative business includes:
• Approval of May 26 minutes and claims
• Personnel additions, resignations, and pay/status changes
• Resolution to transfer funds from General Basic to General Supplemental
• Resolution to transfer funds from Rural Basic to Secondary Roads
• Resolution to transfer funds from General Basic to the Customer Convenience Center
• Consider audit services agreement with Anderson, Larkin & Co. for FY27–FY29 audits
• Consider FY27 service agreement with Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation
• Board and committee updates

9:15 a.m. – Board of Supervisors
• Review and possible action on submitting the draft Iowa Solid Waste Program Environmental Covenant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

9:30 a.m. – County Engineer
• Weekly update

The foregoing is a summary preview. Complete, official meeting agendas can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/BremerBOSAgendas

KWAY Waverly

05/31/2026

Here is a great program for senior citizens to look into. Who doesn’t love great produce from your local farmers markets???

Applications can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/FarmersMarketVouchers26

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corp.
Northeast Iowa Food Bank
Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way
Waverly Farmers Market
Engelbrecht Farm

*This program is administered through Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging. All questions and inquiries must be directed to them.

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

Today we were honored to be the guest speaker at the Waverly Senior Center's Comfort Food Friday to discuss the Disabled and Senior Citizen Tax Credit Claim program and other topics.

The credit deadline is June 1, 2026, but due to the limited availability to present this program to this group the deadline will be extended through June 12, 2026.

Claim forms are available at: https://tinyurl.com/2026CreditClaimForm

Instructions are available at: https://tinyurl.com/2026CreditClaimInstructions

KWAY Waverly