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Willmar City Council unanimously moves the Recreation and Events Center and athletic fields to the bidding stage At Mondays Willmar City Council meeting, the council approved the plans and specifications for Willmar Recreation and Events Center and the athletic fields, all to be constructed at the Willmar Civic Center. The city will now advertise for bids from contractors to complete the projects financed by the the Invest in Willmar sales tax. 6:00 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 × Th...

Willmar City Council to consider athletic fields and rec and event center The Willmar City Council Public Works and Public Safety Committee has moved the plans for the proposed recreation and event center and the new sports fields forward to the Willmar City Council. The committee had tabled the plans pending more information. It received that information last week. The Willmar City Council meets Monday, March 15. 6:03 am, Mar. 15, 2021 × The Willmar City Council will con...

Gretchen Otness, the chair of the Invest in Willmar Rec and Event Center Subcommittee, who were in control of designing the project, was frustrated over the concerns being raised. She said the subcommittee did the best it could, creating a project that efficiently used the budget allotted to it. After two years of discussion and planning, it made sense to build the largest portion of the project first and have the smaller pieces, including the ice rink, be future projects. She also made it clea...

Plans presented for Willmar recreation fields and event center Members of the Invest in Willmar local option sales tax board on Feb. 3 virtually presented the design plans for recreation fields and an recreation and event center, both to be constructed at the Willmar Civic Center. While the recreation fields presentation yielded no public comment, there was public concern regarding the event center, specifically whether residents were getting what they voted for. 5:33 am, F...

Willmar recreation facilities to remain closed until Jan. 4 Willmar recreation facilities will remain closed until Jan. 4, the day the governor will allow team practices to begin. The Willmar City Council did discuss opening the buildings for small group activities, but no motion was forthcoming. 5:22 am, Dec. 23, 2020 × The Willmar Civic Center, Community Center and Auditorium will remain closed until Jan. 4, when team activities are allowed to restart in Minnesota, acco...