Community Information

City Contact Information

Address:
108 West Jackson
PO Box 566
Pleasantville, Iowa 50225

Phone Numbers:
City Hall: 515 848-3316
Fax: 515 848-3333

City Information

The City of Pleasantville operates under a Council-Mayor form of government. The Mayor and 5 Council persons are elected at-large in non-partisan elections. The City Council acts as the policy making body for City Government.

The City has several boards and commissions that allow for citizen participation in the local government. Citizens who wish to volunteer their time and participate in local government should call the City Clerk's office at 848-3316. Regular City Council meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 5:30 pm at 108 West Jackson in the Municipal Building.

Boards and Commissions

• Planning and Zoning
• Board of Adjustment
• Recreation Board

City Services

• Bicycle Registration
• Building Permits Copies
• Animal Control
• EMS/Police Reports
• Fax Services
• Rock
• Shelter House Rental
• Water Department fees
  • 2004 Annual Consumer Drinking Water Report

Community Services

• Police Department
  The Pleasantville Police Department actively participates with the school system to encourage communication with the students. Pleasantville has taken a zero tolerance approach to drug activities. The officers work closely with the Marion-Warren County Drug Task Force. In addition, the Pleasantville Police Department leads the local DARE Program.
  
• Emergency Medical Services
  The City of Pleasantville and the Pleasant Grove Township work jointly to provide both fire and emergency medical services to Pleasantville and the surrounding area. The Emergency Medical Service has over 25 trained volunteers available in the event of fire, severe weather, hazardous material or auto accidents. First Responders, EMTs, and Paramedics are dispatched in a modern, well-equipped unit certified for Advanced Care. Heliport facilities, built with local donations, are available for extreme medical emergencies.
  

History

Pleasantville was surveyed and established as a town on August 1, 1849 on land then owned by William Wesley Jordan. Previous to the ownership of Mr. Jordan, the land comprising the original town plot of Pleasantville changed hands for one horse and $30.

A petition for incorporation was filed in District Court on June 11, 1872 with an election subsequently held in which there were 46 votes in favor and 16 votes against.

The completion of the Chicago, burlington, and Quincy Railroad Line through Pleasantville in 1879 caused an increase in development and Pleasantville became one of the active business centers in Marion County and the principal shipping point between Knoxville and Des Moines.

The earliest population figures available begin in 1900 with 738 residents.

The first school was built in the fall of 1847, and in 1868, the school district joined with the Masonic Lodge in building a three story brick building that remained a school facility until 1992.