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Leeds residents press council to deny industrial rezoning; council defers decision for one week
Summary
Dozens of Leeds neighborhood residents urged the council to reject a petitioner's request to rezone property at 3700 Jefferson Street for industrial use, citing nearby parks, two schools and a bike trail; planning staff had recommended denial and council voted to defer the matter for one week to allow the petitioner to be present.
Residents of the Leeds neighborhood urged the Sioux City Council to uphold planning and zoning's recommendation against rezoning 3700 Jefferson Street to industrial use, saying the location sits adjacent to schools, a park and the city's bike trail and that industrial zoning would harm neighborhood livability.
"This is not gonna be good for our community," said Barry Bolke, president of the Leeds Community Club, who told the council the site is within about 500 feet of a school and park and…
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