Rob Hillesland
Summit-Tribune
Longtime Forest City veterinarian Gene Fjeld told Holland Contracting building director and projects manager Greg Flugum in early spring 2019 that the Forest City Veterinary Clinic facility had become too small, and that a plan to expand was needed.
Flugum confirmed that was when the clinic s current new building construction and relocation project ultimately began. He met with Fjeld and his family and employees multiple times, first looking to expand the existing facility at 35058 180th Avenue in Forest City before deciding to build an all new facility.
The existing clinic location and other properties were briefly considered. Then the City of Forest City informed the parties that Nerem Industrial Park had multiple open lots, providing a plot map with lot sizes, locations, and available infrastructure.