(Le Mars) — Today is Municipal Election Day with polls to open at 12:00 noon and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Le Mars residents living in all three voting precincts will cast their votes at the lower level of the Le Mars Convention Center. Le Mars has only one contested race for the At-large council position between incumbent Rex Knapp and challenger Dan Dembinski. Election
sites across the county include: the city of Akron will vote at the Akron Public Library. Struble residents will cast their votes at the basement of the County Courthouse Annex building in Le Mars, Brunsville and Craig voters will vote at the Brunsville American Legion Hall, Remsen and Oyens residents will go to the
Remsen Public Library, Westfield voters will cast their votes at the Westfield Community Center, Merrill residents are to report to the Kissinger Community Center, the Hinton Community Center is where Hinton residents are to cast their
votes, and Kingsley residents will vote for their municipal leaders at the Kingsley Community Center.
In Le Mars, there is only one contested race, and that is for the At-large council position. Rex Knapp is seeking re-election. His challenger is Dan Dembinski. Dembinski says the city should be more fiscally conservative with its spending.In Le Mars, there is only one contested race, and that is for the At-large council position. Rex Knapp is seeking re-election. His challenger is Dan Dembinski. Dembinski says the city should be more fiscally conservative with its spending.
Another issue Dembinski would like to address is the proposed Plywood Trail from Le Mars to Sioux City.
Dembinski says he would like to see additional attention be focused on the city parks. The challenger says he would also prefer to see the city council hold its meetings during the evening. Dembinski says more people would be able to attend the meetings.
Rex Knapp says he wants to continue his service to the city, and he says he is able to bring a historical perspective to issues that face the city council.
Knapp says challenges before the city is to make certain the projects identified as the Community Betterment 2 will be implemented. He says another challenge is the fact many of the city staff will be eligible for retirement in the coming years.
During Knapp’s nearly two and a half decades of being on the city council, Le Mars has witnessed a lot of growth and development. He says he wants to see the development continue, and for the city of Le Mars to remain competitive for new and expanded businesses.
All three precincts for Le Mars residents will cast their votes at the lower level of the Le Mars Convention Center.
