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Resident faults Highway 75 overlay in Le Mars; council disputes engineer criticism
Summary
A Le Mars resident told the council the Highway 75 overlay damaged his property and quoted engineers who said "concrete over concrete" doesn't work; city representatives said grind-and-pour overlays and asphalt overlays have been used successfully and disputed that claim.
A Le Mars resident raised complaints at the city council meeting about the recent Highway 75 resurfacing, saying the work damaged his property and that engineers told him pouring concrete over existing concrete would not be effective.
"When I walked in, I said, what do you think of pouring concrete over concrete?" said Nick Malawi, identifying himself and giving his 12th Street Southwest address. He said one engineer told him, "I've never heard of that," and another said, "why do you think…
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