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    August 31, 2016
    Paving to begin Thursday on Minnesota Avenue in Willmar
    WILLMAR—The city of Willmar will begin a bituminous overlay paving project on Minnesota Avenue Southwest from 18th Street to First Street...
    newsAugust 31, 2016 - 2:29pm
    June 23, 2016
    Spicer residents will vote this fall on whether a local option sales tax will be implemented in their town. (RAND MIDDLETON | TRIBUNE)
    Spicer voters to decide on sales tax
    SPICER — Spicer residents will vote this fall on whether a local option sales tax will be implemented in their town. On a 4-1 vote Tuesday,...
    newsJune 23, 2016 - 12:00am
    May 17, 2016
    Willmar City Council approves street project assessments
    WILLMAR — The assessment roll for this year’s street improvements was approved Monday by the Willmar City Council, along with awarding of contracts for the projects. The estimated cost for the four projects is $2,622,493, with $882,993 coming from property assessments. “Unfortunately,...
    newsMay 17, 2016 - 10:04pm
    January 25, 2016
    The current Grove City wastewater treatment facility, which includes this oval-shaped oxidation ditch system, is failing and will be replaced with a new system during a two-year, $12.8 million construction project. (CAROLYN LANGE | TRIBUNE)
    Grove City prepares for $12.8M infrastructure project
    GROVE CITY — Built about 60 years ago, Grove City’s sanitary sewer treatment system is cracked, leaky and exhibiting structural failure....
    newsJanuary 25, 2016 - 12:05am
    December 18, 2015
    Willmar proposes $2.76M in 2016 street improvements
    WILLMAR — A rebuilt street in front of the downtown Willmar Fire Station, and a smoother surface and added bike lanes on one mile of Lakeland Drive, are among projects in the city’s proposed 2016 improvement report. The report estimates the cost of three reconstruction projects,...
    newsDecember 18, 2015 - 12:10am
    July 30, 2015
    Kaiya, 5, and Riley McAllister, 5 months, and mom Stacey Waataja take advantage of a 75-degree, blue-sky Thursday morning to go to Ramblewood Park. The Willmar forecast shows continuing fair weather with highs in the low- to mid- 80s through Tuesday.
    Million dollar day
    Kaiya, 5, and Riley McAllister, 5 months, and mom Stacey Waataja take advantage of a 75-degree, blue-sky Thursday morning to go to Ramblewood...
    newsJuly 30, 2015 - 1:09pm
    April 27, 2015
    Mayors want more money for streets
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    newsApril 27, 2015 - 11:35pm
    April 20, 2015
    Hearings on Willmar street assessments expected May 18
    WILLMAR — The city will soon notify property owners of what they are proposed to be assessed for three street improvement projects slated this year. The Willmar City Council’s Public Works/Safety Committee voted last week to declare costs to be assessed and ordered preparation...
    newsApril 20, 2015 - 12:56am
    December 12, 2014
    TRIBUNE/Rand Middleton Worn pavement is plainly visible Friday on Carolina Avenue Southwest in Willmar in the area where reconstruction is proposed next year. The 2015 street improvement plan calls for reconstruction of Carolina Avenue Southwest from 11th Street to 13th Street. The street improvement plan was presented to a city committee this week, and a public hearing is slated for Feb. 17 during the regular meeting of the Willmar City Council.
    Willmar public works director proposes $3 million in street projects for 2015
    WILLMAR — Willmar Public Works Director and City Engineer Sean Christensen is proposing five street reconstruction projects, five street overlay...
    newsDecember 12, 2014 - 11:08pm
    July 21, 2014
    Willmar City Council won’t limit debate on use of street foam
    WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council members decided they won’t limit consideration or debate on the possible use of foam to enhance city street construction. The council defeated a motion Monday night that asked the council to support the city engineer’s recommendation to not...
    newsJuly 21, 2014 - 11:34pm
    July 20, 2014
    Committee discusses council support for street rating program
    WILLMAR — Willmar City Council member Audrey Nelsen asked the council’s Public Works/Safety Committee last week whether the council supports a program that the engineering department developed to rate the condition and maintenance needs of city streets. Nelsen asked whether or...
    newsJuly 20, 2014 - 11:11pm
    Committee members differ on use of foam in street work
    WILLMAR — Members of the Willmar City Council’s Public Works/Safety Committee differed last week on the benefit of using geo-form in street construction. Committee Chair Ron Christianson said the city needs to look at making roads last longer. For the past couple of years, Christianson...
    newsJuly 20, 2014 - 11:09pm
    June 22, 2014
    This scene from June 2013 will not be repeated this summer in Willmar. Here a crew from Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg works to mill and overlay a portion of Trott Avenue Southwest in the Willmar industrial park. The Willmar City Council dropped all the overlay projects from this year’s street improvements after residents in some areas objected. (Tribune file photo by Tom Cherveny)
    Willmar drops all street overlay work this year after some residents object
    WILLMAR — A city official says comments made during the City Council’s two-hour street improvement assessment hearing may have left the mistaken...
    newsJune 22, 2014 - 11:12pm
    Legal limitations figure into Willmar decision to drop all street overlays this year
    WILLMAR — Legal limitations figured into the Willmar City Council’s decision this week to eliminate overlay work on five city streets. During an improvement hearing two months ago, the council ordered plans and specifications and requested construction bids for the five overlays. The...
    newsJune 22, 2014 - 11:11pm
    May 19, 2014
    Council sets hearing for street work
    WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council voted Monday night to declare costs to be assessed, ordered preparation of the assessment rolls and set June 16 as the date to hold assessment hearings on this year’s three proposed street improvement projects. The council’s Public Works/Safety...
    newsMay 19, 2014 - 11:14pm
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