City of George, Iowa

09/04/2026

The George Kiwanis Club would like to invite you to the bi-weekly meeting at Grateful Grounds on September 16 at noon.

The guest speaker will be Amanda Miller, GLR Superintendent, who will share information about the upcoming GLR bond issue. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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09/03/2026

ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Commission of the City of George, Lyon County, Iowa, will meet in the North Community Room, 115 S Main St, of the City of George, Lyon County, Iowa, on the 16th day of September, 2026, at 7:00 o’clock P.M., at which time and place a public hearing will be held on the request for re-zoning the following described real estate from R-3 Mobile/Manufactured Housing to R-1 Single Family Residential:

Parcel C in Outlet 3 of George Outlets, in the Town (now City) of George, Lyon County, Iowa.

At the public hearing, Zoning Commission will take and consider any objections made by any interested party to the re-zoning of the above-described real estate.

You are further notified that after the public hearing the Zoning Commission of the City of George will proceed to make its recommendations to the City Council of the City of George in regard to the request to re-zone the above-described real estate from R-3 Mobile/Manufactured Housing to R-1 Single Family Residential.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GEORGE

09/03/2026

ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Commission of the City of George, Lyon County, Iowa, will meet in the North Community Room, 115 S Main St, of the City of George, Lyon County, Iowa, on the 16th day of September, 2026, at 7:00 o’clock P.M., at which time and place a public hearing will be held on the request for re-zoning the following described real estate from R-3 Mobile/Manufactured Housing to R-2 Multiple Family Residential:

Parcel B in Outlet 3 of George Outlets, in the Town (now City) of George, Lyon County, Iowa.

At the public hearing, Zoning Commission will take and consider any objections made by any interested party to the re-zoning of the above-described real estate.

You are further notified that after the public hearing the Zoning Commission of the City of George will proceed to make its recommendations to the City Council of the City of George in regard to the request to re-zone the above-described real estate from R-3 Mobile/Manufactured Housing to R-2 Multiple Family Residential.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GEORGE

09/02/2026

🌳 TREE CLEANUP WILL RESUME TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 3

The City of George will resume cleaning up fallen trees and branches that are located on the city streets. Do not add your tree debris to the streets.

Any trees or branches located on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. Property owners are responsible for removing and hauling their own branches and tree debris to the city dump.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to clean up the community.

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09/02/2026

ATLAS of Lyon county is putting together a group of volunteers who are willing to help pick up down branches today around 3:00. Please reach out if you are able to lend a hand!

09/02/2026

🌳 TREE CLEANUP NOTICE

The City of George will only be cleaning up fallen trees and branches that are located on the city streets. Do not add your tree debris to the streets.

Any trees or branches located on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. Property owners are responsible for removing and hauling their own branches and tree debris to the city dump.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to clean up the community.

09/02/2026

The city crew is out working to clear roads. There are multiple trees down around town. Alliant Energy is aware of the power outage for areas in the south and west side of the town, please stay clear of any areas of downed trees or where branches are possibly laying on powerlines. Thank you for your cooperation.

09/01/2026

Mark your calendars for Friday, September 25! Come one, come all to the G-LR homecoming parade, to be held in George.

More details to come from the George-Little Rock Community School District

08/31/2026

UPDATE owner has the cow back in the pasture. Thanks.

Anyone missing a cow. In the backyards of Dell St and E Dakota Ave

08/26/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF CITY-OWNED REAL ESTATE AND INTEGRATED EXCHANGE, AND PUBLIC HEARING (404 W INDIANA AVE / 411 W OHIO AVE)

The City of George proposes to purchase the following described real estate, to-wit:

Lot One (1), Block Thirty-six (36), Town of George, Lyon County, Iowa,

(hereinafter, " 411 W Ohio Ave") from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer for the purchase price of Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00); and the City of George proposes to sell the following described real estate, to-wit:

City of George Original Town Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11), Block Twenty-four (24), Lyon County, Iowa,

(hereinafter, "404 W Indiana Ave") to Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer for consideration consisting of Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00) and the City's corresponding ability to acquire 411 W Ohio Ave from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer as part of the same transaction.

The proposed purchase and sale are mutually dependent parts of a single, integrated exchange transaction (the "Integrated Exchange"); the stated cash figure does not represent the entire consideration for the City's property, which also includes the City's corresponding ability to acquire 411 W Ohio Ave.

Public hearing on the proposal to purchase and transfer the Beyer property to the City and to sell and transfer the City property shall be held on September 9, 2026 at 5:30 o'clock p.m. before the City Council at the Council Chambers in North Community Room, 115 S Main St, George, Iowa. Immediately following the hearing, the Council may approve the transactions by resolution.

The terms of the proposed transactions are as follows:

Section 1. That it is hereby determined that it is in the best interest of the City of George to proceed with the purchase of the above-described real estate from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer.
Section 2. That it is hereby determined that it is in the best interest of the City of George to proceed with the sale of the above-described City real estate in George, Iowa to Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer.
Section 3. The City shall purchase 411 W Ohio Ave from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer for the consideration of Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00).
Section 4. The City shall sell 404 W Indiana Ave to Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer as part of the Integrated Exchange, for total consideration consisting of (a) Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00) in cash, and (b) the City's reciprocal right and ability to acquire 411 W Ohio Ave from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer under the same transaction, which combined consideration, the City Council finds to constitute and reflect the true fair market value of the property.
Section 5. The City shall receive conveyance of 411 W Ohio Ave from Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer by Warranty Deed, and the City shall convey 404 W Indiana Ave to Davis M. Beyer and Kristen M. Beyer by Quit Claim Deed.
Section 6. The purchasers of the City property shall take said property in its present, as-is condition, and subject to all future taxes and special assessments. The City shall not pay any surveying, clean up, abstracting or closing costs associated with the sale of the City property. The City reserves any and all easements.

The public is invited to attend and comment on the proposed transactions

Dated this 12th day of August, 2026.

Loralye Wibben, City Clerk

PUBLISH ON AUGUST 26, 2026