Tuesday, September 1, 2020
This month's e-newsletter brought to you by Chairman's Circle Level Member
The office will be closed on September 7th
Bolton & Menk works with the City of Willmar on ADA Transition Plan
Bolton & Menk is working with the City of Willmar on the ADA Transition Plan. This plan includes an evaluation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) deficiencies in pedestrian infrastructure (sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, curb cuts, etc.) throughout Willmar. Our goal is to encourage anyone with disabilities within the Willmar area to contribute to this process by providing feedback/concerns on the locations of deficiencies.
If you or anyone you know (children or adults) is disabled and would like to contribute comments and feedback, please visit the following link to our ADA Transition Plan website where anyone can leave comments/feedback to project staff regarding locations that pose barriers in the daily use of pedestrian infrastructure in the City of Willmar.
Please join us FRIDAY September 11th
Starts promptly at 7:30am and
adjourns with door prizes 😊
CARES Pandemic Relief Grants In Action: Helping
Kandiyohi County Businesses and Nonprofits
As of 8-26-2020 

Businesses: 84
51 or 60% Willmar
other: Spicer- 8, NL - 8, Atwater-3, Lake Lillian-3, and Pennock-1 
and 12 township applications: Dovre- 3, NL-3, Burbank-2, Edwars-1, Mamre-1,
Roseland-1, Willmar-1
Average years in business:
16 
402 FTE jobs
Average per business:
4.8%
Average loss:
61% - range 25% - 100% 
Average grant:
$9863 - ($9900} 

Businesses to nonprofits: 5:1 
Nonprofit: 23
16 or 70% Willmar -
other: Spicer- 1, NL - 3, Lake Andrew Township- 1, Dovre Township-1
209 FTE jobs -
Average per business:
9 %
Average loss:
46% - range 25% - 99% 
Average grant:
$28,100 range: $19.SK to $48K.-50K 

For more information please read attached EDC press release
The $7.6 million Kandiyohi County, Willmar and most of the other cities and townships in the county received in total from Minnesota through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act is both an opportunity and a challenge. An opportunity because it is much-needed funding for local units of government to meet a pandemic no one expected. It is a challenge because the amount of money, the reporting requirements attached to it and short time frame could be too much for some. Following conversations with the county, cities and townships, the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission is prepared to help, to lead a grant program that will provide relief to businesses and non-profits in the county.
To access the applications for businesses or nonprofits, please check out the EDC’s Website at Kandiyohi.com.