New early childhood education program receives committee OK
The construction of the new facility would become the new location for Mitchell s Head Start early education program. Written By: Sam Fosness | ×
Crews work in the area where the new Head Start education facility is proposed to be built, located along Commerce Street near the Coca-Cola distribution plant. (Matt Gade / Republic)
A construction company’s plan to build a new facility to house an early childhood education program received support from the Mitchell Planning and Zoning Commission.
To advance the building plan, Paul Groenweg, of Groenweg Construction, applied for a conditional use permit to allow the 4,515-square-foot building to become the new location for Mitchell’s Head Start early education program. The Planning Commission on Monday unanimously approved the conditional use permit.
Mitchell Planning Commission denies request to rezone portion of Island development
A group of local property owners were seeking to rezone a portion of lots in the Island development along Lake Mitchell to a single-family residential district, switching it from the current Urban Development zoning district, which would make way for larger homes to be built in the future. Written By: Sam Fosness | ×
The entrance of the Island development located off North Harmon Drive along Lake Mitchell, where a group of property owners are seeking to rezone. (Sam Fosness / Republic)
A group of Mitchell property owners’ request to rezone a section of lots in the Island development along the west side of Lake Mitchell was denied by the city Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, as some of the board members deemed it “spot zoning.”
Mitchell developers looking to turn Corn Palace Inn into apartment complex
Justin Thiesse and Jordan Hanson, both local real estate developers, are attempting to purchase the Corn Palace Inn hotel to transform the property into a large apartment complex along South Burr Street. Written By: Sam Fosness | ×
Shown here is the south half of the Corn Palace Inn hotel along South Burr Street in Mitchell, which Justin Thiesse and Jordan Hanson are seeking to purchase and transform into an apartment complex. (Matt Gade / Republic)
A pair of local real estate developers are seeking to transform the Corn Palace Inn into an apartment complex geared toward college students.