News: Abbotsford (Abbyland block grant 1983)

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson

Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Staks

----Source: Marshfield News-Herald (06 October 1983)

ABBOTSFORD -- Owen Ayres and Associates of Eau Claire will be processing a federal government block grant application for Abbotsford which would provide funds for new construction at Abbyland Processing.

The decision to hire Owen Ayres was made at a City Council meeting Monday.

Peter Staks of Owen Ayres said the application will include an up-front city expenditure of $2,500. If the grant is approved, the city will pay another $3,500 to the consulting firm.

Staks had said that the Abbyland project had a good chance of being funded because it would create new jobs and also because the business would invest a considerable amount of money itself.

Abbyland's plan include a $.65 million construction project for an expanded processing operation that would add 75 jobs. In addition to the block grant funding, the expansion plans hinge on securing more land. Abbyland is interested in buying an adjacent 80-foot strip of land from the city.