The Dunn County Facilities Committee voted April 30 to accept a rescindment from Workhorse Development of a county land purchase agreement, leaving the county as the property owner and documenting the decision in committee minutes.

Dan, a facilities staff member, told the committee the developer had notified the county it would not be able to complete the purchase and had requested to end the purchase agreement. “They had noted that they’d, you know, maybe if, maybe if the county were willing to pretty much give away the land, but but they knew that that wasn’t the thing,” Dan said, summarizing the developer’s notice.

Supervisor Barbara Lyon moved to accept the rescindment; Supervisor Larry Bjork seconded the motion. Committee members discussed the timing and noted that finishing the resale under the contract had not occurred, meaning the county retained control of the parcel and avoided the risk that a completed sale might not have led to the planned development. Dan said the rescindment was within the developer’s contractual rights and that the county wanted a formal record “so that, 15 years from now, when somebody finds that we sold the land and doesn’t figure out why we still own it, there’s a record in the public record.”

Committee members voted unanimously to accept the rescindment. The committee did not forward the item to the full county board; staff said the acceptance would remain in the committee’s minutes and records.

Committee members briefly discussed local development strategy in public comments, including the relationship between housing supply and business attraction. Staff and supervisors noted economic development work continues alongside county decisions about land and capital projects.

The rescindment acceptance was recorded in the committee minutes on April 30.