Forest Lake EDA March 2nd, 2026
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce 2025 Annual Report
Headwaters 123 Concept Plan Update
2026 EDA Work Plan Approval
City Infrastructure Projects Update
Areas of Interest (4)
- Shift in strategy for Headwaters 123 site: Moving from single-user focus to mixed-use concept including retail and residential.
- City EDA struggling with data-driven business feedback: Pushing the Chamber of Commerce for more formal reporting on business retention.
- Major infrastructure projects planned for 2026-2027 including Highway 97 expansion and Fenway Avenue rehabilitation.
- Formation of a new EDA subcommittee involving the mayor and president to assist staff with economic development projects.
Votes (5)
Approve the agenda
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Approve the consent agenda
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Accept the Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce 2025 annual report
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Approve the Tali scope of services for Headwaters 123 concept update
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Approve the 2026 EDA work plan
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Notable Quotes (2)
The EDA or the EDA has a cooperative agreement with Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce to conduct certain economic development services.
The board had kind of hoped to see more of these kind of dropin visits. That's why you if you're looking at the annual report pages 20 and 21 in your packet, you can see that towards the end of the year there were a lot more visits.
People (5)
AbbyStaff/City PersonnelPresents staff reports, facilitates discussions, and manages EDA administrative tasks.
Presents staff reports, facilitates discussions, and manages EDA administrative tasks.
Leif EricsonPresidentAbsent from the meeting.
Absent from the meeting.
Ryan GoodmanCity EngineerProvides status reports on road construction and infrastructure projects.
Provides status reports on road construction and infrastructure projects.
NanetteChamber of Commerce RepresentativeConducts business retention and expansion visits; provides data to the EDA.
Conducts business retention and expansion visits; provides data to the EDA.
Bruce ChamberlainCity PlannerProposes updates to the Headwaters 123 concept plan.
Proposes updates to the Headwaters 123 concept plan.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- Meeting start: 6:00 PM