Updates On Rail Spur, Other Programs

Economic Development Director Larissa Binod gave a brief update on the rail spur project to the Community Development Agency at their meeting January 15.

“I have worked with our new engineering firm CRS and a representative from Union Pacific on a new site plan. Those preliminary engineering plans are all ready to be submitted to Union Pacific Railroad’s system, but there are still a few things we need to decide internally,” Binod said.

According to Binod, part of the new plan is increasing the size of the site of the industry park from 67 acres to 400-450 acres in order to make the s...