Public Notices

The Board of Supervisors Mitchell County, Iowa (the “County”), will meet at the Mitchell County Courthouse Board Room, in Osage, Iowa, on November 4, 2024, at 8:45 a.m., at which time and place proceedings will be instituted and action taken to approve a Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the County and Osage Cooperative Elevator (the “Cooperative”), in connection with the expansion by the Cooperative of its dry fertilizer storage facilities in the Mitchell County Urban Renewal Area. The Agreement will provide for certain financial incentives in the form of incremental property tax payments to the Cooperative in a total amount not exceeding $216,000 as authorized by Section 403.9 of the Code of Iowa.
The commitment of the County to make incremental property tax payments to the Cooperative under the Agreement will not be a general obligation of the County, but such payments will be payable solely and only from incremental property tax revenues generated within the Mitchell County Urban Renewal Area.
At the meeting, the Board of Supervisors will receive oral or written objections from any resident or property owner of the County. Thereafter, the Board may, at the meeting or at an adjournment thereof, take additional action to approve the Agreement or may abandon the proposal.
This notice is given by order of the Board of Supervisors of Mitchell County, Iowa, in accordance with Section 403.9 of the Code of Iowa.
Rachel Foster
County Auditor

Notice Is Hereby Given:  That at 9:00 a.m., at the Mitchell County Courthouse, Osage, Iowa, on October 15, 2024, the Board of Supervisors of Mitchell County, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the question of amending the urban renewal plan for the Mitchell County Urban Renewal Area (the “Urban Renewal Area”) to authorize the undertaking of a new urban renewal project in the Urban Renewal Area consisting of providing tax increment financing support to Osage Cooperative Elevator (the “Coop”) in connection with the expansion by the Coop of its dry fertilizer storage facilities.  A copy of the proposed urban renewal plan amendment is on file for public inspection in the office of the County Auditor.

At said hearing any interested person may file written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing.

Rachel Foster
County Auditor

Mitchell County Board of Supervisors is accepting quotes for cleaning up 2969 360^th Street, Osage, IA. Property is located within New Haven. A copy of the quote form may be picked up at the Auditor’s Office at the Mitchell County Courthouse. The Auditor’s Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors, has received a construction permit application for the confinement feeding operation, more specifically described as follows:

Name of Applicant: Greg Fox

Location of the operation: Section 25 of Douglas Township.

Type of confinement feeding operation structure proposed: One new 601 head deep bedded beef cattle confinement building at an existing beef cattle confinement/open lot facility.

Animal Unit Capacity of the Confinement Operation after Construction: 1450 animal units. (1450 head of beef cattle)

Examination: The application is on file at the County Auditor’s Office and is available for public inspection during the following days:

Monday – Friday and hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Comments: The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on May 7, 2022, at 9:15 a.m. in the Mitchell County Board of Supervisors Room. Written comments may be filed at the County Auditor’s Office, until the following deadline: end of the day Monday, May 6, 2024.