<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4AaT5R_1GzMlsno00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4AaT5R_1GzMlsno00" width="1200" height="630" >LE MARS — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to discuss the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed road closure at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Fulton Street.The closure is part of the Iowa DOT’s C-70 J-Turn project, which aims to increase safety by creating a “Reduced Conflict Intersection.”A Reduced Conflict Intersection is defined by the DOT as an intersection that directs side-road traffic turning left or crossing multiple lanes of a divided highway to a secondary U-turn intersection a short distance away.They are primarily used at intersections on four-lane divided highways with high traffic volumes and speeds when a traffic signal or other type of intersection is not suitable.Jessica Felix, District 3 engineer for the Iowa DOT, said in 2024 alone, there were 12 vehicle crashes on Highway 75 at C-70, with one fatality. She noted that six of those crashes could have benefited from the Reduced Conflict Intersection being implemented.With the current configuration, Felix said the access point of Fulton Street overlaps with the right turn lane, creating potential issues, adding that closing Fulton Street will allow the DOT to maintain Plymouth Street and Main Street.“We would like to essentially dead-end it, and then we would come back with the project and either put in a cul-de-sac or a hammerhead. It would all be designed to allow for school buses to turn around and do any winter operations, things like that,” Felix said. “But we’ll be coming back to kind of finish that project out. We have let the reduced conflict intersections. They were let in October, and construction will begin in the spring.”Felix also said the DOT’s intent is to keep the speed limit at 55 miles per hour in that specific area of C-70.The board did not take specific action on the agenda item, as it was just a public hearing.<h2>Kingsley Fire and Ambulance</h2>Bobbi Hirschman, Kingsley Ambulance crew chief, and Jacob Hagan with Kingsley Ambulance, expressed funding needs for updating LIFEPAKS inside of their ambulance, specifically upgrading to the LIFEPAK 35.The LIFEPACK 35 is a next-generation cardiac monitor and defibrillator designed for emergency medical services.“There’s some new technology in these, like if you’re doing CPR on a patient with these new 35s, you really don’t even have to stop CPR unless you’re checking for a pulse,” Hagan said. “It monitors the electrical activity in the heart in the background while you’re doing CPR.”The board had previously awarded funding to other ambulances in the county looking to upgrade technology, and members expressed they would like to see everyone on an equal playing field.“I would personally really like to see us get all the ambulances equal,” Craig Anderson, District 4, said.“That’d be my desire as well,” Chairman Don Kass, District 3, said.The board had to move into a public hearing and had questions about budgeting, so they did not take immediate action on the Kingsley ambulance funding although Plymouth County Attorney Darin J. Raymond told the two, “It looks like a yes, though.”<h2>Election canvassing</h2>Plymouth County Auditor Stacey Feldman said 63.23% of registered voters in the county turned out for the 2026 General Election.Out of 17,640 registered voters in Plymouth County, 11,154 participated. 4,111 of the ballots cast were absentee, where people either voted by mail or early in-person at the Plymouth County Auditor’s Office.The total cost of the 2026 election was more than $38,000, an increase from more than $32,500 in 2022 Midterms.The cost was lower than the 2024 General Election however, as two years ago the amount was $44,000. Feldman said midterm elections typically are less costly than presidential elections.<h2>Other business</h2>In other business, board members discussed salary and wage increases for Plymouth County elected officials, citing inflation and the cost of living as factors in the decision.The supervisors tabled the agenda item to the next meeting, citing the need to crunch some numbers before making a definitive decision.</div></body>

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LE MARS — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to discuss the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed road closure at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Fulton Street. The closure is part of the Iowa...

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C-70 road closure discussed at supervisors meeting

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