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Wilkin County recommends RWJPA loan to support Rothsay's 25-acre land purchase for housing development
Summary
The board unanimously recommended using RWJPA funds for a low-interest loan to help the City of Rothsay purchase 25 acres for future housing; the minutes do not specify loan amount or terms.
Shane Balken, Mayor of Rothsay, asked the Wilkin County Board of Commissioners on June 17 to recommend RWJPA funding to help the city purchase 25 acres for future housing development. The board voted unanimously to recommend approval of a low-interest loan from RWJPA funds to assist the purchase.
The minutes record that Mayor Shane Balken presented the request and that Commissioner Jon Braton Sr. moved to recommend approval, with Commissioner Jon Green seconding the motion. The motion "unanimously carried." The record does not include the loan amount sought, interest rate, repayment terms, or a timetable for the purchase; those details were not specified in the meeting minutes and would require follow-up with Rothsay city officials or county staff.
Because the minutes use the RWJPA acronym without expansion or explanatory text, it is not possible from these minutes alone to confirm the full name or administrative structure of the RWJPA program; the board's action is limited to recommending the use of RWJPA funds to support the land purchase.
