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Le Mars council weighs pavement overlay on Highway 75 spots and parking changes on First Street NW
Summary
Council members proposed inexpensive overlays for worn parking spots along Highway 75 and asked the public‑safety committee to study reconfiguring diagonal parking on First Street NW.
Council members discussed making smaller, less costly repairs to curb cuts and parking areas on Highway 75 by overlaying blacktop rather than full repairs, saying the raised bumps could be reversed with a surface overlay that would be cheaper than digging out and replacing four inches of pavement.
A council member said the current cutouts and patches are already turning up and suggested an overlay to bring the roadway surface up rather than lowering it. Staff advised that several spots will need more extensive work before three‑year warranties expire, but the overlay idea was put forward as a short‑term remedy.
Separately, a council member asked the public‑safety committee to consider changing diagonal parking on First Street NW (near Prime Bank and the post office) to standard parallel parking to improve visibility and maneuvering, especially during detours. The item was referred to the public‑safety committee for study; no vote was recorded on the parking configuration.
