WILLMAR—The Willmar Planning and Development Department continues to add to its vision for downtown Willmar as part of the Renaissance Zone economic development program.

In addition to bringing in more business and housing and helping property owners rehabilitate their properties, there is also an idea to try and entice a hotel to call downtown home.

“We feel it would be a great amenity for the downtown area, especially as we begin developing some of these projects in our pipeline,” said Dave Ramstad, Willmar Planning and Development director, during Monday’s meeting of the Willmar City Council‘s Community Development Committee.

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