09/03/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/02/2025 23:00
Progress continues on a new Winnebago County shop two miles north of Forest City. Restoration work is also in progress at the newly dug gravel pits at Sunnyside Farm five miles west of Forest City. The new facility will replace the existing shop and storage facilities south of the Forest City Light Plant as well as the 79 acre Sunnyside Farm. The old facilities and farmland will be sold by online auction with the following tenative schedule:
Official advertisements - Late-July, 2025
Open House for Shops - August 11, 2025 - 1-3pm
Auction Closing Date: September 10, 2025
All 3 auctions will utilize 3 minute soft close:Farmland - 3pm
Shops - 5pm
Salt Sheds - 7pm
Central States Agency is handling the sale. Click here for the official listing. Contact the listed agent or the County Engineer's Office at 641-585-2905.