City council denies rezone

The Tea City Council met Sept. 22 and denied the ordinance to rezone an area for planned development.

Property owners from the Nine Mile Creek area expressed concerns on the planned structures for the area. Since there were significant changes from the first reading to the second reading, the council denied the rezone and asked the developer to work with community development director Albert Schmidt and neighbors.

The denied ordinance 234 was a rezone by part of lot 1B of the Tempo Addition from NRC (Natural Resource Conservation District) to PD (Planned Development District).

The council adopted resolutions for the special assessments roll for the Hagedorn Industrial Park improvement project and the 272nd Street improvement project. They also certified the 2026 tax levy resolution.

City administrator Justin Weiland noted that the budget will be adopted in November.

The council held a first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 11, Sections 1-8 of the zoning regulations of the city of Tea.

They approved a variance at 1615 and 1701 E. 1st St, tracts 1 and 2 of the Harvard Industrial Park Addition. The variance allows for 15-foot setbacks versus the 25-foot requirement.

The council approved two pay apps for the 85th Street project. Both pay requests were from D&G Concrete and Construction in the amounts of $96,056.25 and $90,602.50.

The council recognized city employees Thad Konrad and Lenny Pryzbys for their recognition from the Water and Wastewater Service Awards. Konrad was recognized for 30 years of service and Pryzbys for 20 years of service.

The council accepted the resignation of police officer Samantha Ariasola, effective Sept. 9.

The Tea Food Pantry met with the council to talk about their move from Trinity Lutheran Church to a standalone location on Main Street. Scouts also came to visit with the council.