Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

by Marianne Gasaway

Plans for development east of Interstate 35 may soon be revealed.

The City’s Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to consider a preliminary and final plat for the 66 acres of land located north of Highway 122.  In recent months the City has been preparing the area for development with sanitary and storm sewer lines, as well as paving North 32nd Street.

(Above) Dredging began June 8 in the Venetian Village canal, located on the north shore of Clear Lake. - Reporter photos by Marianne Gasaway.

by Marianne Gasaway

After five-years of planning and research, dredging work has finally begun at the Venetian Village canal.

(Above) Clear Lake emergency responders prepare a driver involved in a Friday crash to be transported by ambulance while another is being air-lifted to the hospital by Mercy One’s AirMed. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

Three persons were transported to Mercy One, one by Air Med,  following a three-car accident Friday north of Clear Lake.

Authorities were dispatched to County Road B20 (310th Street) and Eagle Avenue at 5:51 Friday, June 14.

by Marianne Gasaway

The Clear Lake School Board approved a 2.05 percent total average wage and salary increase for administrative and non-union employees at its meeting held Tuesday, June 18.  In addition, Superintendent Doug Gee will receive an additional benefit of a district contribution to a 403b of $10,000 per year, as well as an increase in his district-provided Superintendent’s Life Insurance Policy from $150,000 to $500,000, at a cost of about $500 annually.