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Due to the inability to create a site plan that will preserve the southwest well field, the Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday unanimously approved a memo to the Willmar City Council opposing the sale of the parkland.
Stakeholders in the city of Willmar continue to question why the city is pursuing the development of 5.54 acres of parkland in the south Swansson Field Recreation Complex when it may risk the city's water supply.
The city attorney said Monday that the Willmar City Council will not take action April 15 when two public hearings on the sale of city-owned property to Cura are scheduled. The required ordinances are not ready.
A repairman was able to fix the breakers in each Willmar turbine to get them running, but only one continued to run and produce power in April, according to Willmar Municipal Utilities Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Marti.
Members of the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission took one last tour of the power plant to analyze if there is anything left worth keeping. Many items with historic value have been salvaged ahead of the planned demolition of the plant next year.