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Bremer County board approves first reading for Halbach rezoning after heated public hearing
Summary
Bremer County supervisors approved the first reading of Ordinance 2507 to rezone a 30-acre parcel owned by Mark and Wendy Halbach from agricultural A-1 to A-2 residential after a public hearing marked by extensive neighbor opposition over traffic, drainage and comp-plan consistency. Second reading set for Dec. 2.
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the first reading of Ordinance 2507 on Nov. 25, a request to rezone a 30-acre parcel owned by Mark and Wendy Halbach from A-1 (agricultural) to A-2 (residential). The vote followed a half-hour public hearing in which neighbors raised concerns about traffic safety on County Road C33, drainage and well-water impacts, and the parcel's removal from the county comprehensive plan in earlier years.
Mark Halbach, the applicant, told the board he seeks to create a concept subdivision of eight lots, or as many as 11 to 12 depending on lot sizes and economics, and argued the change would increase the county's tax base. "This is to improve the county, increase the…
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