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After twice continuing to later meetings the public hearing for the assessments for the 2022 street improvement projects, the Willmar City Council on Tuesday adopted the final assessment roll with a 30% reduction across the board.

The EDC budget includes a county tax levy of $578,000, which is a 3.69% increase over the 2022 county tax levy for the EDC.

A speed survey conducted by the Willmar Police Department showed that the majority of drivers in Willmar surveyed either stay at or below the speed limit or drive one to 5 miles per hour above the speed limit.

Willmar City Council on Monday supported moving forward with a state grant application to make nearly $950,000 in improvements to Minnesota Highway 40, which will facilitate the development of a $40 million project in the city's industrial park.

The filing period for candidates running for elected office opened on Tuesday. There are already a handful of candidates that have filed for open offices in Kandiyohi County and Willmar, as well as Minnesota House District 16B.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is working on finalizing plans for a U.S. Highway 12 project to run around downtown Willmar. The preliminary plans presented at the Willmar City Council meeting March 7, and supported by the council, included taking the current four-lane stretch of road and turning it into a three-lane corridor with a dedicated left turn lane. The hope is the change will reduce the number of crashes that occur.

The Willmar City Council has given the city staff permission to implement a state policy requiring COVID-19 vaccines or testing for employees. However, permission was given only after Mayor Marv Calvin broke a tie. The state policy applies to employers with at least 100 employees.

Rep. Dave Baker and Sen. Andrew Lang spoke Monday to the Willmar City Council about what happened in St. Paul this past year and what could happen in 2022. This includes a bonding bill and continued work on getting opioid lawsuit settlement money to the local level.

The Willmar City Council approved the 2022 tax levy and budget on Monday. The levy was raised $1.2 million over the 2021 levy.

Willmar city administrator finalists Brooks and Schoening coming to town next week for in-person interviews with council Tyler Brooks and Dana Schoening were chosen Thursday by the Willmar City Council to be interviewed in person for the city administrator position. The plan is to hold the interviews, along with a tour of Willmar and meeting members of the public, next Thursday. 6:11 am, May 8, 2021 × The Willmar City Council has decided to bring back two of the four city...