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Le Mars council adopts amended 2025-26 budget, annexes 10.55 acres and approves several resolutions
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Le Mars City Council adopted a budget amendment increasing the adopted 2025-26 budget, approved an annexation of 10.55 acres for the industrial park and passed a package of resolutions including sewer bond pre-sale authorization and a parking restriction for 1st Street Southeast.
The Le Mars City Council on May 19 adopted a resolution amending the city's 2025-26 budget and approved several other measures, including an annexation for part of the industrial park and a temporary no-parking zone near the North Ice Cream Plant.
Council opened and closed a public hearing on the budget amendment after receiving no testimony. The chair presented figures stating the original budget totaled $147,140,992 and that the amended budget would be $160,590,992. Council discussion noted that accelerated water projects and a recent land purchase contributed to the need for the amendment. The council then moved to adopt Resolution 2620 amending the 2025-26 budget; the motion carried on roll call.
The council also held and closed a hearing on annexation. Officials said the 10.55 acres lie south of the current city limits and are part of the Industrial Park master plan being designed by ISG. The council adopted Resolution 2621 to annex the parcel.
In other formal actions, the council authorized the use of a preliminary official statement for the sale of taxable sewer revenue bonds to finance Phase 2 of a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility (Resolution 2622). Staff said the project will be funded with sewer revenue bonds and repaid by industrial users; negotiations with underwriters and rating agencies are underway.
The council approved an agreement to move forward with design and bidding documents for the Business Highway 75 South patching project, with an estimated cost of $421,600 to be paid from road-use tax or TIF funds.
Council also adopted Resolution 2623 to place no-parking signs on the 100 block of 1st Street Southeast (between 1st and 2nd avenues) to ease truck maneuvering near the North Ice Cream Plant.
All motions listed above were moved, seconded and carried during the meeting. Where public comment was required, the council opened hearings and, because no members of the public spoke on those items, closed the hearings before voting.
