City council to hold hearing on increasing speed limits after passage of new state law
During the Le Mars city council meeting yesterday afternoon, the council approved establishing a public hearing concerning potentially increasing speed limits in four areas in city limits.
The changes come after Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 378 into law on June 1st, which raised the state’s default speed limit on most two-lane highways and roads from 55 to 60 mph effective as of July 1st. In Le Mars, four areas that are currently set at 55 mph will potentially be raised to 60 mph, including on Lincoln Ave SE from the South Corporation Line to C-38, on 7th Avenue SE to K-49, on 12th Street SE and C-30 past 14th Avenue SE, and on Key Avenue from both the North and South Corporation Lines.
The hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 21st at noon during the council’s next scheduled meeting. If approved, the new limits would become effective as soon as new signs are placed.
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Board of Supervisors holds regular meeting
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors held a regularly scheduled meeting yesterday morning inside of the Plymouth County Courthouse.
During the meeting, outgoing county Veterans Affairs director Jim Jones introduced his successor in the position, Nick Hanson. Hanson has been a member of the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office for 3 years, and previously served in the Army National Guard for 14 years. Jones also stated during the meeting that the name of the office will possibly change from “Veterans Affairs” to “Veterans Services” to avoid confusion with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.
Other agenda items covered during the meeting included a public hearing concerning vacating part of a road right of way in Seney, a quarterly report from the county Recorder’s Office, and amending the county’s burial assistance allocation policy to better match surrounding counties in the area. The next scheduled meeting of the Board will take place next Tuesday, July 14th at 9:30am.
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County party won’t actively support GOP supervisor who endorsed Sand
The Clay County Republican Party will not actively support the re-election of a Republican who’s seeking re-election because Barry Anderson — chair of the Clay County Board of Supervisors — has endorsed Democrat Rob Sand’s bid for governor. Anderson says he supported Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra in the party’s primary for governor.
Muhlbauer, a Carroll County Supervisor, serves with Anderson on a statewide board. Last month, Anderson’s name was on the list of over 100 Republicans who’ve endorsed Sand. Clay County G-O-P chairman Tyler Herrig says he immediately started getting calls about it, the county’s central committee held a meeting and issued a statement saying the party will not actively support Anderson’s bid for re-election.
Herrig says the county party exists to support Republican candidates and Republican principles.
Anderson won a five-way G-O-P Primary on June 2nd and the county party is not seeking his removal from the General Election ballot. Anderson says he understands the party has a job to do and he does not view the county party’s statement as a personal insult.
Sand says he appreciates Anderson for sticking his neck out and endorsing the Sand-Muhlbauer ticket.
Sand calls Anderson and the other registered Republicans who’ve endorsed him “Rob-publicans.”
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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