Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
City Council OKs Land Across From Kimball County Manor As Multi-Family
Clean Harbors submitted this site plan for its housing 4-plex apartments to the Kimball City Council. To the west is High School Street and to the south is 7th Street and Kimball County Manor (directly below this image). The complex includes eight one bedroom apartments and two "townhouses" with two bedroom and three bedroom apartments.
After public hearings and agenda items, the Kimball City Council rezoned two properties from single family residential to multi-family residential for a planned Clean Harbors housing developent.
At the public hearings, the council heard neighbors of the properties voice concerns about traffic, the number of apartments, and the stipulation that Clean Harbors open the apartments to the general public.
The two rezoned tracts directly north of Kimball County Manor were re-plated to one tract. The agreement states that the city will install utilities to the property line.
Resolution 2023-16. a notice of the proposed sale to Clean Harbors, was approved by the council at the special meeting on Dec. 19.
Kay Moench, Carolyn Woods, Anita Paxton and Brian Johnson spoke during the public hearings.
Moench and Woods spoke about the traffic and parking issues surrounding the Kimball County Manor and said that there were too many apartments for the properties. The Clean Harbors apartments would border Paxton's property, and she wanted to know that a fence would separate the properties.
In a heated exchange with Mayor John Morrison, Brian Johnson was adamant that the Clean Harbors agreement stipulated that the apartments were to be open to the public, but Johnson said the apartments are now for Clean Harbors employees.
The new TT'S Pub and Grub received an LB840 loan in other City Council businesses. Terry and Christina Taylor, along with Tyson Culek, purchased the old LoRon's building at 107 E. 2nd with the intent to establish a restaurant. TT'S Pub and Grub will have air-cooked pizza, air-fried wings, battered treats and beer. The LB840 loan is for equipment, remodeling, and modernization of the east side of the building.
The anticipated opening date has been reset for the beginning of June.
The Kimball City Council is scheduled to meet on January 16, February 20 and March 19.
