Staff reports progress on state-funded spec building and urges comment on state rulemaking
Jul 22, 2026
Staff said a state-funded 6,000 sq ft spec industrial building (funded by a $1.5M Ways and Means grant) will begin vertical construction Aug. 17 and encouraged council support as staff and Ms. Vickers prepare comments on LCDC rulemaking tied to House Bill 2258 and other legislation that could limit home-rule authority.
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Staff reported progress on a state-funded 6,000-square-foot spec industrial building in the city's industrial park paid for by a $1.5 million Ways and Means grant. Site work is complete and construction is scheduled to begin Aug. 17; staff said the city will own the building and intends to offer affordable startup industrial spaces.
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