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Le Mars council members press for public update on 35‑acre development, question sale of Park Place/assisted‑living promises
Summary
Council members asked for a public update from developers on a 35‑acre project and raised concerns that promised improvements tied to the sale of Park Place (formerly marketed as Bridal Living, now Stowbridge) have not materialized.
The Le Mars City Council discussed the pace of development on a 35‑acre site and urged city staff to arrange a public briefing from developers about motels, restaurants and other promised investments. Speaker 4, a council member, said the council had been promised “very large dollar improvements, none of which have happened.”
The request for more public information followed comments about a sale of Park Place. Speaker 4 said the facility was sold and that the buyer is now known as Stowbridge (previously referred to as Bridal Living). “We were promised some pretty big promises when this city council sold that facility to them,” Speaker 4 said.
Speaker 2, a council member, said they had been “trading emails” with the buyer to schedule a public appearance but that the developer could not attend in October. “It did not work for them to come, in October, so it’s gonna be a little delayed if we want it to be a public meeting, but I’m working on that,” Speaker 2 said. Speaker 2 also suggested that Mark Galt could share non‑public information about interest in the 35‑acre property.
Council members emphasized that because public dollars were involved in the prior sale, any briefing about the buyer’s plans should be a public meeting. Speaker 4 said they wanted a formal “council report” on the status of the buyer’s commitments and other projects in the 35‑acre area.
No formal action specifying a timeline or reporting requirement was recorded in the transcript excerpt; council discussion closed after the members agreed to continue pursuing a public meeting with the buyer.
The discussion included repeated references to Park Place and the buyer’s current name, Stowbridge, and council members asked staff to provide updates to the public when available.
