Wright County authorizes RFP to market 76-acre Agribusiness Park to regional and national brokers

The Wright County Board of Supervisors authorized the economic-development director to issue a request for proposals and qualifications to market approximately 76 acres at the county Agribusiness Park.

The director told the board the site has sat on the market since about 2019 and recommended soliciting regional and national real-estate marketing firms rather than relying solely on local realtors. He proposed a three-person scoring committee to review submissions: the economic-development director, a member of the board of supervisors and a third local industry stakeholder (for example, a utility or finance representative). "I don't want to do anything under the table here," the director said, arguing for an open, rubric-based selection process.

Supervisors discussed appointing a board liaison to the scoring committee and agreed a local stakeholder should be included. The board voted to approve the RFP/RFQ authority and to proceed with outreach to local realtors and potential scoring-panel members; the board will make the final selection when proposals are returned.