Rural Cumming debates plan for giant Hy-Vee distribution complex

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Des Moines Register: A major industrial development planned for tiny Cumming, about 15 miles southwest of Des Moines, has residents debating whether it’s the right fit for a small city that plans to grow but wants to keep its rural feel. This year, Hy-Vee hopes to start building a 635,000-square-foot distribution center and warehouse off of Interstate Highway 35 near the western entrance to the town. Under Hy-Vee’s plan, it would be followed by another, 105-foot-tall automated warehouse that would add another 200,000 square feet of space. Cumming’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3 Tuesday night to approve rezoning the site to industrial from commercial.