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The senior care provider will continue to operate its long-term care facility in Willmar despite the city rejecting a land sale for construction of adjacent senior housing.
The Willmar City Council on Monday heeded the concerns of its constituents, approving in a split 7-1 vote a motion to cancel the sale of parkland in the south Swansson Field Recreation Complex.
The Willmar Planning Commission on Wednesday approved the conveyance of the former Rice Care Center property to Cura, recommending that the purchase agreement includes a provision that it is run as a care facility for a minimum of five years.
City Attorney Robert Scott told Willmar City Council members to expect an amended purchase agreement for the sale of 5.54 acres of parkland that wraps the care center property into it.
The Willmar City Council on Monday was informed by City Attorney Robert Scott that the sale of the city's care center and parkland, both to Cura, will now be part of one purchase agreement.