Friday, November 29, 2013

Co-Op Plans To Build Another New Silo


In the past few years, Dorchester has experienced a construction boom.

That boom continues as Dorchester's Farmers Cooperative plans to construct yet another mega silo.

According to information e-mailed to the Times, construction crews in 2014 will begin working on the eighth additional silo to complement the original Co-Op elevator. 

According to sources, the new silo will represent another $1 million-plus investment in our community. 

The last new silo was finished in 2010.

Since 2008, Dorchester has welcomed a new picnic shelter at the city park; a new K-12 school and campus renovation; a new concessions shack and restroom facility at Nerud Field; and several commercial building improvements.  Also, there have been several residential improvement projects throughout town -- the most housing renovation activity Dorchester has experienced in the past two decades. 

We applaud leaders at the Cooperative who continue to put Dorchester on the map in the agribusiness world.  The Co-Op and the jobs it supports are the economic hub of north central Saline County. 

This new activity signals positive developments for our community and our citizens' quality of life.  That means more property tax revenue for the village (streets, sewer and other projects) and the school.

1 comment:

  1. Let's hope another silo will cut of some more of the dust & noise of the grain dryer.

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