The Willmar City Council on Monday in a 5-3 vote denied a motion to choose renovating the JCPenney building at Uptown Willmar for a new city hall and community center.
The Willmar City Council on Monday denied in a 5-3 vote a motion made by Councilor Julie Asmus and seconded by Councilor Justin Ask to choose the JCPenney building at Uptown Willmar for a new city hall and community center.
A chronology of events regarding the city hall discussion shows the work began in March 2018 when a Willmar architecture firm was hired to draw up site concepts and designs for a new Willmar city hall.
The Willmar City Council approved a motion at its July 17 meeting to make a decision regarding the JCPenney location for a new city hall and community center at its Monday, Aug. 7, meeting, but that item is not on the Aug. 7 meeting agenda.
Councilors approved placing the question of whether or not to move the community center and city hall to a renovated JCPenney building at Uptown Willmar on its next meeting agenda, with some cautions.