Rochester council greenlights $1.35 million purchase of 126 acres near southeast edge of city

Rochester council greenlights $1.35 million purchase of 126 acres near southeast edge of city

ROCHESTER — A planned $1.35 million purchase of 126 acres south of U.S. Highway 52 outside the eastern edge of Rochester is expected to help secure planned trail and utility corridors. The Rochester City Council unanimously approved the planned purchase without comment Monday, a week after holding a closed-door meeting to discuss the potential price. The property owned by Mark Leitzen sits in Rochester Township, just east of the Wood Lake busine…