Real estate agent Justin Paffrath attended the Nov. 1 Willmar Planning Commission meeting to gauge the commission's appetite for amending his conditional use permit to allow manufactured homes to be placed on three lots which he has an agreement with the city to purchase.
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.
During a special meeting Wednesday, the board defeated a motion to recommend to the Willmar City Council the sale of the land for a proposed assisted living and memory care senior housing development.