Luverne City Council members took action at their Tuesday, April 12, meeting to further develop the Dakota Industrial Subdivision in the city’s industrial park.
In an addendum to the agenda, they approved a resolution allowing the waiver of city subdivision requirements and recording of subdivided property.
The action approves the plans and allows development of the 235,000-square-foot Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse.
The company purchased two tracts of land owned by the Luverne Economic Development Authority along the Minnesota Southern Railroad.
The purchase price of the EDA land, totaling 5.43 acres, was $118,265. Closing was Wednesday.
The city’s role in the process is to extend Dakota Avenue 500 feet to the Lineage Logistics property line and to provide city utilities as well.
The road goes through a low area and will need culverts, along with the extension of water and sewer electrical utilities.
Henning Construction, which is doing site work for Lineage, was the low bidder for that work at $775,000.
The city will receive a BDPI public utilities grant that will cover half of the cost.
According to plans shared with city leaders, Lineage is acquiring additional, larger tracts of property from Driftless Meats near Premium Minnesota Pork in a separate private transaction.
Lineage has indicated it will create up to 75 new “quality-paying” jobs in the community to support the operation.
The company expects complete construction by early 2023.