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Owner offers to donate former Rydell concrete plant if family pays demolition costs

Vermilion City Council · November 17, 2025
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Summary

The Rydell family offered the city the former Rydell concrete plant property on (informal) Tilden Street, capping demolition cost at $150,000; city staff estimate the cleared site could accommodate about 59 code‑legal parking spaces, but council requested surveys and engineering before any purchase.

Members of the Rydell family offered the city the former concrete plant site in downtown Vermilion, saying they will cap demolition costs at $150,000 and are willing to transfer the residual parcel to the city once demolition and removal of obstructing concrete is complete.

Council members and staff discussed the site informally known as Tilden Street and noted a…

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