“The city is looking to spend $14 to $15 million on cleaning up the lake area, and I don’t think this area would be cleaned up by it,” Lake Mitchell resident Dale Odegaard said of the request to rezone the land to a Planned Unit Development district
The 1,900-square-foot storm shelter would be Mitchell's first facility that can house residents and campers displaced from their homes during severe weather events
“We’ve had a couple people call and send letters about their concerns with (Reimnitz’s) lake house being used for Airbnb. But it’s a growing trend, so we felt it’s time to have a more in-depth discussion on it,” City Planner Mark Jenniges said.