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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
Abby OKs land sale to help attract new industry
If the Abbotsford Economic Development Corp. can induce a firm which will employ up to 12 people to locate here, the city will sell the corporation 2.2 acres of land for $1,800 per acre.
The AEDC will also be in line for a $50,000 community development loan if the business can be located here, and will another $50,000 privately to put a building on industrial parkland just east of the new National Guard armory.
Motions covering those subjects were approved by the council Nov. 5 after aldermen discussed a potential new business with Ron Stephens of the development corporation.
“We have a chance to get a plant in here that could expand rapidly. They would create a minimum of 10-12 jobs by the end of the year. We (the development corp.) were asked to put up a building to their specifications and lease it to them. It would be a very clean factory and if it works out, eventually we would want to sell the building to them,” Stephens said.
The problem with purchasing the 2.2 acres, Stephens continued, is that the non-profit development corp. has only $652 in its checkbook. “Whatever you charge us for that land, we will have to pass the cost on to them, so we hope you can approve a reduction in the price,” he said.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1970
Fall election returns
The fall election is now history.
Voters in the area followed state and county trends in the election.
Patrick Lucey becomes Wisconsin’s first four-year term governor with his victory over Jack Olson. In other closely watched races in this area, Ninth District Congressman Dave Obey defeated challenger Andre Le-Tendre. For the assembly in Clark County, David Oberle beat William Kavanaugh, 5,224 to 4,128. In Marathon County’s first assembly district, incumbent Laurence Day outpolled Ernest Wiley 11,138 to 4,139. Thomas Stockheimer received 163 votes.
Abbotsford votes to keep dump
In an advisory referendum, the Abbotsford city residents voted overwhelmingly by a more than 4-1 margin to retain the operation of the dump.
The total vote was 407 to operate the dump with opening hours two days a week, and 79 to enter into a contract for house-to-house garbage pickup at a cost of $2.87.
There were a total of 502 ballots cast for one of the largest voter turnouts in the history of the city.
The question had been asked by the Abbotsford city council following state enforcement of dump operation regulations, and efforts of nearby communities to enter into contracts for home pickup of garbage.
