WJON — Waite Park is exploring ways to better utilize the undeveloped areas of the city at they look towards the future.
The city last updated their comprehensive plan back in 2006, and felt with the change in development and growth of the city, the ideas planned for those areas do not fit the mold for today.
City Administrator Shaunna Johnson says Waite Park has been trying to put more focus into economic development over the last few years.
“In Waite Park we’ve been very fortunate to have economic development happen on it’s own. As we continue to look at development we feel we need to take a step back and evaluate where our needs are and how we fit into the overall larger St. Cloud region,” says Johnson.
This (Tuesday) morning city staff and council members sat down with SCSU economic professors King Banian and Rich MacDonald to hear a proposal they have been working on to help evaluate the areas effectively.
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