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$9.5M home on Iowa lake notches new state record with sale

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August 3, 2024

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.5M home on Iowa lake notches new state record with sale

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A buyer scooped up a lakefront home in northwest Iowa this week for a record seven-figures.

The $9.5 million the person paid for the nearly 25,000-square-foot Spirit Lake, Iowa house represented the “highest price on record for a single-family home in the state,” Christie’s International Real Estate said in a press release.

The home, called Peace Harbor and sold for the seller by Holly Lovel of Lovell Group at @properties-elleven Christie’s International Real Estate, sits nestled right on West Lake Okoboji.

A view of Peace Harbor, the $9.5 million home that notched a state sale record (Drew Dau)

Reports identified former Pure Fishing CEO Tom Bedell as the longtime owner of the 52-room home and its 1.25-acre lot.

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“It’s been a dream to create a home where we could raise our kids during their high school years and host our family gatherings, while supporting the advancement of our community and businesses,” Bedell was quoted as saying. “Over the last 20 years, we have celebrated a life of love and dedication to the Iowa Great Lakes through Peace Harbor, and we’re thrilled that another family has the chance to define its new purpose.”

Building the home took three years, according to the @properties-elleven website.

It comes replete with eight bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. Visitors to the home will encounter a “rare blue granite floor from Brazil” shortly upon entering the home, the site said.

In the news release, Christie’s International Real Estate highlighted that the home has “floor to ceiling windows offering breathtaking lake views.”

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It has a “customer replica” of an Irish pub that “can comfortably host up to 300 guests.”

Also in the home, there is a media room reminiscent of the town’s first movie theater for cinephiles and an art studio, according to the release.

The home went for $9.5 million (Drew Dau)

Peace Harbor’s sale comes as the Okoboji-area has been seeing lakefront single-family homes between $800,000 and $6 million, Christie’s said.

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Homes in Dickinson County, where Spirit Lake is located, had median asking prices of $370,000 in June, according to Realtor.com. For sale prices, the median was $402,500.

The city of Spirit Lake is home to over 4,800 people, according to the city’s website.

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More northwest Iowa counties approved for FEMA assistance

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August 3, 2024

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More northwest Iowa counties approved for FEMA assistance

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — A few northwest Iowa counties are being approved for FEMA assistance under June’s Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.

Monona County got approved for individual and public assistance for emergency protective measures and permanent work under the previous declaration approved. Residents in that county are now eligible for the Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program.

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Harrison and Pocahontas Counties both got public assistance from FEMA, and Lyon County was given the OK for permanent work under the declaration.

June’s disaster declaration was in response to the heavy damage sustained as a result of severe flooding and storms taking place June 16, 2024 and on.

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Over 200 people showed up to this Iowa City public input meeting

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August 2, 2024

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Over 200 people showed up to this Iowa City public input meeting

More than 200 people show up for public input meeting

More than 200 people showed up for a public input meeting about affordable housing on Wednesday evening at St. Patrick’s Church in Iowa City. (Meg Woolard/The Gazette)

IOWA CITY — More than 200 people showed up for a public input meeting this week on affordable housing and how Iowa City should use its federal housing funds.

The Wednesday evening meeting at St. Patrick Church in east Iowa City was arranged by Escucha Mi Voz, a service organization that assists immigrant workers with housing, health services, legal aid and community organizing.

City staff, county officials and Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague were on hand for the session where members of Escucha Mi Voz provided personal testimonies about their renting experiences in Iowa City.

The stories included details of poor treatment from landlords, lack of access to affordable units, crowded apartments and inability to qualify for existing city rental support programs.

Escucha Mi Voz also offered formal recommendations on how to improve affordable housing access in the city. Among the ideas:

Prioritize rezoning with a focus on high density multifamily developments and allocate funds for affordable housing outside of the voucher system.

Work with organizations with a demonstrated need (like Escucha Mi Voz) on housing projects outside of the voucher system.

Negotiate a 20 percent donation from developers to support affordable housing projects in the area.

Update the city’s definition of homelessness to include those living in households with double occupancy or more, which educational institutions are using.
Assume immigrant workers and families are low to moderate income and to accept self certification for city housing assistance programs.

The money, the plan

Iowa City receives more than $1 million a year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of its Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program.

The funds are expected to be used to improve the living conditions of those with low to moderate incomes, people with special needs and people experiencing homelessness.

The city is updating its City Steps 2030 planning process to cover fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

The plan is expected to be ready sometime in March or April 2025. The city will send the plan to HUD in May 2025 and, if approved, it will be put into action at the start of the fiscal year on July 1, 2025.

This week, the city held two other public input at the Ridge Neighborhood Center and at the Broadway Neighborhood Center. City residents also can fill out an online survey on how the housing funds should be used.

Comments: megan.woolard@thegazette.com

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Wanted man charged in Chippewa County arrested in Iowa

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August 2, 2024

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Wanted man charged in Chippewa County arrested in Iowa

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) – WMTV reports wanted man George Hartleroad is in Dane County Jail after running away.

Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes confirmed George Hartleroad was charged and sentenced in Chippewa County.

WMTV reports police officers stopped 71-year-old Hartleroad for not having a rear reflector on his bicycle in West Des Moines, IA in June.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Hartleroad ran away from a halfway house he was supposed to be living in and never came back in July of 1995 from a Madison halfway house in 1995 when he was under community supervision.

WMTV reports the D.O.C. offender page shows that Hartleroad was convicted of endangering safety by conduct regardless of life, false imprisonment and possession of a rifle in 1983. CNN reported that Hartleroad is a convicted rapist in Wisconsin.

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