Primrose Retirement Communities plans to open a campus in the Howard area.
The Howard Village Board voted 7-1 on Jan. 26 to approve a purchase agreement with Primrose Retirement Communities to buy an 11-acre undeveloped site at 1700 Marley St. for $400,000. Village Board member Craig McAllister was the lone vote against it.
The Village Board met in closed session to initially discuss the sale and approved a letter of intent for Primrose to expand to the Howard area Dec. 22…