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Planning commission recommends rezoning for Kwik Trip site amid neighborhood objections
Summary
Fergus Falls Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 1397 South Tower Road from RA to B2 to allow a Kwik Trip convenience store with fueling and limited truck parking, advancing the proposal to City Council despite residents' concerns about noise, air pollution, property values and loss of pollinator habitat.
The Fergus Falls Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 1397 South Tower Road from RA (residential/agricultural) to B2 (business service), sending the proposal to the City Council for final action.
Planning staff presented the request and recommended approval, saying the parcel is near Interstate 94 and recent infrastructure improvements make it suitable for commercial use. Clara, staff, said the property was annexed in 2017 into RA as a holding designation and noted previous land-use studies had identified the site for commercial use.
James Lemon, an economic development consultant for the city, told the commission his conservative model anticipates roughly 20 permanent jobs, $0.5 million to $1.1 million in annual payroll, about $3.8 million to $4.5 million in new property value and roughly $155,000 a year in new property taxes (about $50,000 to the city). Lemon…
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