Rachel Development News Today

The Cottage Grove City Council late Wednesday approved a 377-unit housing development near the Mississippi River on the site of a shuttered golf course, the latest decision for a scenic riverfront parcel that's been the subject of four years of public debate. Public opposition to the project remains high; the council heard nearly an hour of criticism of St. Michael-based Rachel Development's ...

The Cottage Grove City Council is debating whether to build hundreds of new homes along the Mississippi River.

For as long as Zac Dockter can remember, city officials in Cottage Grove have been wanting a substantial city park on the Mississippi River. They’re finally getting their wish. City officials closed late last month on a 20-acre parcel that was once part of the Mississippi Dunes Golf Course. “You don’t feel like you’re in the middle of a bustling suburb right now, do you?” Dockter, the city’s ...