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Vol. 45 No. 28 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 email: news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, November 28, 2013
YOUR CITY
GOVERNMENT IN ACTION/
By Mary Lou Gray ,)
Highlights of the Council Meeting
New Officials Given Oath of Office.
Councilmember Kyle Jackson now on council in
seat vacated by Frank C rtis.
Norwalk has added $31 million in residential value
for 2013.
The Thursday, Nov. 21, council meeting was held in
council chambers. The meeting was delayed until 6:45
for the arrival of councilmembers due to weather. Mayor
Doug Pierce called the meeting to order with
Councilmembers Mike Leto, Dave Murillo, Kyle Jack-
son, Jamie Sylvester and Eric Delker present. Item 6 on
the agenda was moved until the end of the meeting.
Mayor Pierce swore in Jaki Livingston, new
councilmember.
Consent Agenda-Tax abatements were approved for
Truview Enterprises, Inc., 9429 Cornflower Cir., New
Single Family Residence (SFR), $435,000 and 9430 Fox-
tail Cir., SFR, $375,000; Jack H. Easton Construction, 221
High Road, SFR, $280,000; K. Elsberg, 9450 Switchgrass
Trail, SFR, $306,100.
Liquor Licenses-Council approved license for The
Burke Golf Academy at Warrior Run. This was formerly
Countryside Golf Course.
Item 6 and 7-A public hearing was held to consider
an amendment to the city's official zoning map to re-
zone certain property from Professional Commerce to
Industrial Commerce. The property in question is the
2.5 acres owned by the city of Norwalk and the pro-
posed building site for Loffredo Fresh Produce Com-
pany.
Council approved the first reading and waived the
second and third reading of an Ordinance amending
the zoning map for property from Professional Com-
merce to Industrial Commerce in regard to the 2.5 acres.
Loffredo Fresh Produce representatives were present to
answer questions from councilmembers.
Councilmember Kyle Jackson asked about the traffic
flow on Hwy 28 to Colonial Parkway. Loffredo's CFO
Mark Zimmerman stated the business will work in
shifts; two to three large delivery trucks a week; shuttles
from the company's 63rd Street facility and will have
separate shipping and receiving bays. They will solely
use Hwy 28 to Colonial Parkway to access the facility.
Owners adjacent to the rezoned property is the Farms
of Holland. Loffredo Fresh Produce plans to purchase
additional land north of the city-owned property owned
by Farms of Holland. Farms of Holland owners are in
support of he request to rezoning.
Capital City Fruit representative stated they are in
full support of the Loffredo project.
Coppola representative Scott McMurray voiced con-
cerns as owners and developers of Echo Valley Coun-
try Club. McMurray stated the development known as
Echo Ridge located north of the proposed site for
Loffredo is the Home Show 2014 site and is a partner-
ship between Coppola, Vista Development and the City
of Norwalk. While not opposed to Loffredo Fresh Pro-
duce locating on Colonial Parkway and rezoning, he
requested council to table the issue for two weeks.
Item 8-Council approved a Resolution to adopt a li-
cense agreement granting Loffredo Fresh Produce Co.,
Inc., a construction and grading license and plan.
Loffredo representatives stated they would like to be-
gin grading prior to the ground freezing and at their
Concluded p. 13
A BOUNTIFUL SEASON
TOALL
Happy Holiday
from the Newspaper Staff
New Officials
Given Oath of Office
Mayor Doug Pierce performed the swearing in for
newly-elected Councilmember Jaki Livingston at the
Thursday, Nov. 21, council meeting held at City Hall.
Newly-elected Councilmember Kyle Jackson was
sworn in Monday, Nov. 18 at Norwalk City Hall. City
Clerk/Finance Officer Jeff Rosien performed the
swearing in procedure. Photos submitted.
Sunday, Dec. 1
city Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony
Area residents are invited to kick off Holiday Shop-
ping in Norwalk with Norwalk's third annual Christ-
mas Tree Lighting Celebration Sunday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m.
at the corner of Main Street and Hwy 28/Sunset Drive.
Bring a canned food item for the Norwalk Food Pantry.
Activities begin at 5 p.m. and include decorating your
own cookie and making crafts such as candy cane rein-
deer, pine cone bird feeders and popsicle stick orna.-
ments.
At 5:30 p.m. Norwalk High School Music Department
will provide live entertainment, followed by the tree
lighting and a visit from Santa at 6 p.m.
Cookies will be provided by Scott's Foods, apple ci-
der and hot cocoa by Fareway and candy canes by the
Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsors
are the City of Norwalk and City State Bank.
Parking will be a cailable at Scott's Foods and across
the street at the Dollar General Store parking lot.
Christmas At The Library
Santa and his reindeer will return to the Norwalk
Easter Public Library, 1051 North Ave., Tuesda3 Dec. 3,
from 4 - 8 p.m. This is an opportunity for photos with
Santa and his crew and youngsters may tell Santa their
Christmas wishes.
There will be cra s, snacks and more fun. Join the
holiday tradition at the Library.
Boy and Girl-Scouts
Joint Service Project
Norwalk Boy Scout Troop 30 and Norwalk Girl Scout
Troop 995 are conducting a joint service project this
holiday season. Youth" leadership from both organiza-
tions recently met to explore service project ideas that
could be completed working together.
After identifying many project ideas, they decided
to first collect toys to donate to the Toys for Tots pro-
gram, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps.
Girls and boys from both units are planning and orga-
nizing the event. Toys and donations for toys will be
collected at Scott's Foods, Fareway and the Public Safety
Building (Fire Station). The boxes will be put out
through Saturda35 Dec. 7.
The toys will be taken to the Toys for Tots collection
place December 11. Additional toys will be purchased
with donated funds and all toys will then be delivered
to the Marine Corp drop off site in time to be distrib-
uted to deserving kids for Christmas.
The Toys for Tots program requires that all toys must
be new, in original packaging and unwrapped. Youth
leadership from both units has a number of service
project ideas that they may be working on throughout
the next year.
Boy Scout Can Drive
This Weekend
Members of Venture Crew 30 and Troop 30 will be
sending 21 youth and advisors to Philmont Scout Ranch,
near Cimmaron, NM in July 2014. In order to raise
money for the trip, members are conducting a can drive
Sunday, Dec. 1.
They are asking for people to donate returnable cans
to the cause. If you would like to donate cans, but some-
how are missed December 1, call Greg Jones at 981-9691.
