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Le Mars council approves consent agenda, two zoning ordinances and a limited engineering study for Highway 75 patching
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the council approved consent agenda items, advanced two zoning ordinances (927 6th Ave SW and Crossroads Commons), and approved a limited DGR engineering scope for the Business Highway 75 South patching project for $38,000 (tasks 1–3). A public hearing was scheduled for the Central Avenue extension project.
Le Mars’ council approved multiple routine and land-use items Tuesday, including consent agenda items, zoning changes, and a limited engineering agreement for a Highway 75 patching project.
The council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1,002 to rezone 927 6th Avenue Southwest from I-2 (Industrial Business) to B-2 (General Business) after Administration and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. Unidentified Speaker 2 opened and closed the public hearing on the rezoning after no members of the public rose to speak, and a motion to approve the first reading carried by roll call.
Council members also moved forward with Crossroads Commons rezoning. Ordinance No. 1,001 (amending zoning districts for Crossroads Commons from AG to B-2) was advanced on a second reading; the council voted to waive a third reading and the motion to adopt the ordinance on its second reading carried.
On the Business Highway 75 South patching project, the council approved a narrowed agreement with DGR Engineering limited to Tasks 1–3 (survey and initial design) for $38,000. The administration described the patching project as work to address concrete failures south of the planned 2027 reconstruction; the full reconstruction remains a separate, larger effort. Council members debated whether to proceed with yearly spot repairs or to pursue a consolidated larger project; members cited examples and rough estimates during the discussion.
The meeting also recorded an item on the Central Avenue extension, for which ISG prepared plans and an estimated project cost of $1,523,154. Funding was identified from water, wastewater, storm sewer and road use tax. A motion was made to establish Feb. 17, 2026 at 12 p.m. as the public hearing date; that vote is not recorded in the provided transcript.
Procedural and routine approvals on the consent agenda included minutes, a bills list, liquor license renewals (Walmart), temporary premise transfers (Casey’s and Habituate Coffee House), an urban revitalization tax exemption request, a community Easter egg hunt, a named property resolution (transcribed as resolution "26 4"), and hotel/motel sales tax grant recommendations.
The meeting included brief public recognition items — community awards and volunteer acknowledgements — and a short public comment from Tom Molly thanking staff for holiday programming. The council moved on with its agenda after the approvals.
