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The first public hearing is related to the sale of land in the Willmar Industrial Park to Duininck Concrete and the second is related to the 2024 street improvement projects.
In sharing the good news about closing on the land sale, the local EDC Executive Director Aaron Backman also shared concerns about project delays due to the city losing its top staffers in the planning department.
The Willmar City Council has OK'd payment for services related to BNSF Railway certification, which designates rail-served sites as meeting the rail company's readiness standards for development.
A purchase agreement has been drafted and signed by Midwest & Bluegrass Rail for the development of a 145-acre intermodal distribution center.
The Willmar Rail Park represents an expansion of the Nexyst development, which has been previously described as regional transportation hub for the company