Housing development has been identified as a key priority for the Pella City Council over the next five years.

City Administrator Mike Nardini says the next step in the process of bringing housing options to Pella was approval of a preliminary plat for the Fairway Meadows housing development at Bos Landen Golf Course. Nardini says the plat establishes infrastructure guidelines for a potential townhouse structure near Highway T-15 on the west side of Bos Landen.

The council will look to review the final site plat plans for the new development by the end of the year.