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A housing task force was created at the May 2 Willmar City Council meeting. A group of 15 to 16 people is expected to work for three months, or even less, and report back to the city and other partners trying to promote the availability of more housing. Although more apartment complexes are under construction, single-family housing has been identified as a particular need.
While construction has already begun on the north gap of the Highway 23 four-lane project, supporters gathered Friday in Roscoe to officially celebrate the start of the long-planned and wished-for project. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Roadside Tavern Banquet Hall, with various state, county, city and township dignitaries from along Minnesota Highway 23 in attendance.
The Willmar City Council gave its Planning and Development staff the OK to continue working with VIBRANT Broadband on a project would bring fiber broadband into the city's Industrial Park. The city could then build off that backbone to offer fiber to homes across the city.
The nearly $30 million project to build a FedEx Ground distribution center is on track "and in good shape" despite the supply chain issues bogging down many construction projects across the country, according to its developer. Many of the materials were ordered before an agreement was signed for its construction.
The Highway 23 Coalition will be holding its annual meeting in Waite Park on March 25. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been invited to speak, joining interim Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger.