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Some Preliminary Discussions Are Underway For Unified Zoning In Dickinson County

August 12, 2025

(Wahpeton)– Discussions following last year’s flood into requests from contractors making repairs to shorelines in the Iowa Great Lakes for unified shoreline ordinances was the topic of an online meeting in June held by Dickinson county officials and representatives of some cities. In an update at Monday evening’s Wahpeton City Council meeting, Dickinson County Supervisor Steve Clark said those talks have morphed into something new…

Clark says having one zoning board for the entire county would have some efficiencies…

Wahpeton City Councilman Brad Jones says getting a single zoning ordinance county-wide in Dickinson county will especially be a challenge among cities around the Iowa Great Lakes given their unique characteristics…

Clark says the goal for now is for the cities and counties to start having the talks, but he admitted getting a county-wide zoning ordinance passed is likely at least years away.