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Career opportunities and the desire to be closer to family brought the Kevin and Doreen Nelson to Mitchell

Councilman Mike Bathke apologized to the residents of Ward 3 for his past approval of an agenda item for a housing development he's strongly opposed and explained why he voted the way he did.

The new zoning layout of the development entails switching all the portions that were previously for planned unit development (PUD) into a residential 3 zoning district.

Mayor Bob Everson said selling additional land surrounding Lake Mitchell isn't "set in stone," but noted another near $1 million for future lake restoration work could provide solid funding boost.

"We would like to make sure all the traffic is not funneled down all the way down Eighth Avenue or Bridle Drive,” nearby resident Pam Bathke said.

Among the costliest projects in the expenditure budget are the $3.5 million drawdown structure planned for future Lake Mitchell restoration work and a $2.5 million lake jetty.

“We recommended reducing the load weight due to a crushing abutment cap,” Engineer Dan Hammond said of the decision to recommend city officials impose a weight reduction on the canal bridge in 2021.

Among the costliest projects in the expenditure budget are the $3.5 million drawdown structure planned for future Lake Mitchell restoration work and a $2.5 million jetty that will be installed.

The debate featured a panel of four who have different backgrounds on the subject of lake restoration work.

Among the seven lots that were up for grabs, the highest bid for one lot amounted to $200,000. The $200,000 lot was awarded to Boyd Reimnitz, who owns a nearby lake home.