Discussion:
OPUS Development has proposed purchasing the EDA-owned property at Vierling. Their proposal is to develop two business park/light industrial buildings with similar tenants to other buildings they have built in Shakopee. These would be multi-tenanted buildings. They would not be marketing this to warehouse or distribution companies but towards higher wage small manufacturing companies. They have had interest from some medical device and technology companies. These companies typically have a front office operation, manufacturing, and distribution of their products.
The proposed layout does impact the current roadway project. It will require a redesign of the ponding to include a new pond to the rear of the proposed development. There would be other smaller changes that will need to be made in curbs and basins.
OPUS has tentatively agreed that they would put the project into a PUD District that would require a higher level of architecture on the buildings since this is a gateway into the community.