Downtown Willmar streetscape project to be redesigned to meet grant fund parameters
December 28, 2021
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WILLMAR—The streetscape project being proposed for the intersection of Litchfield Avenue and Fourth Street Southwest in downtown Willmar has hit a rather large snag. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, which administers the Small Cities grant program from which most of the funding is coming, has raised serious concerns about the plan and whether it will fund a major aspect of the project.
The city was awarded a $750,000 grant from the program, with $400,000 earmarked