Le Mars Community Celebrates Homecoming Week
The Le Mars Community School District is celebrating Homecoming this week, with a schedule packed with events and culminating in the annual parade on Friday.
The theme is year is “Golden Nights and Bulldog Lights”, with teacher and student council advisor Michael Bahr explaining the theme to KLEM.
Throughout the week, students are able to dress up for specific days: today is “Pajamas Day”, Tuesday will be “Adam Sandler Day”, and Thursday will be “Camo Day”. Coronation will be held on Monday (today) instead of the usual Friday, the second year Le Mars Community has done so. The main day on Friday will consist of a pep rally and the Class Olympics, which Bahr says is his favorite part of the week.
In the afternoon, the annual Homecoming parade starts at 1:45 p.m. in downtown Le Mars, followed by the Homecoming football game against Spencer at 7 p.m.. Bahr says he’s appreciative of the community’s support of Homecoming week.
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New Townhomes to be Built in Le Mars with State Tax Credits
The Iowa Economic Development Authority last week awarded $35.9 million in housing tax credits to fund new housing developments across the state. One of the new developments is being built in Le Mars, with 40 units of new townhomes scheduled to start construction next spring.
Axis Holdings, based out of Orange City, received $1 million in tax credits for the new development, called the Ridge Townhomes. CEO of Axis Holdings Tyler Spaans says they’ve noticed the need both for housing, and rentals for families specifically, in Le Mars.
Spaans says they’ve had conversations with the city about the need for housing.
Axis applied for, and received, tax credits to fund the new development. Spaans says they’re planning to build the development on the southwest side of Le Mars.
Spaans says the townhomes will feature three to four bedrooms, and that they’re targeting rent at $1,600 per month. The townhomes are expected to begin construction next spring, with completion by spring of 2027.
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Plymouth County Board of Supervisors Meets Tomorrow
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will meet tomorrow, September 19th, at the Plymouth County Courthouse in Le Mars at 9:30 a.m..
The Board will review proposals from contractors for a new storage building, to be built next to the Plymouth County Law Enforcement Center. Other agenda items include approving a new lease agreement with the Pride Group, and discussing modernizing elevators inside the courthouse.
