A new Tractor Supply store is being planned in southwest Cedar Rapids, but some neighboring property owners are expressing concerns about the project.
The new store is planned for 4415 Williams Blvd. SW, just west of the Menards store at 2800 Wiley Blvd. SW and the UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine Westdale facility at 4325 Williams Blvd. SW.
In response to an emailed inquiry, a Tractor Supply spokesperson said the new store would have a soft opening in December 2025 and a full grand opening in early January 2026. The new store would also feature a garden center and pet wash.
The new store would provide about 15 new jobs to the area, with about half of those being full-time positions, the spokesperson added.
The spokesperson did not respond to an inquiry regarding the new store’s impact, if any, on the existing Tractor Supply store at 6622 Sixth St. SW, about five miles away from the proposed new store.
However, representatives of properties adjoining the proposed Tractor Supply store say they’re concerned about traffic patterns and screening at the site.
Shannon Thompson, general counsel for Hunter Companies, representing St. Luke’s Menards LLC, the neighboring property owner, raised concerns about the proposal during the second reading of a rezoning request for the property at the Cedar Rapids City Council meeting April 8. She spoke about the potential for traffic entering the new Tractor Supply site from Williams Boulevard, which also functions as Highway 151. She also expressed concerns about “the look” of the proposed building.
Scott Kallemeyn of UnityPoint Health also spoke at the April 8 meeting and asked the council to deny the rezoning request.
“We just feel it’s inconsistent with what the vision was for that property,” Mr. Kallemeyn said, “(having) farm vehicles accessing that same location at the same time we’re having physicians or patients coming in, either being sick or for their wellness visits.”
Laurie Dawley of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, representing Atwater Group, the proposed project’s developer, said the Tractor Supply site would be rezoned as suburban mixed use community center, which is “one prong lower” than the zoning for the Menards and UnityPoint Clinic properties. She also said that traffic entering the Menards or UnityPoint sites from Williams Boulevard would not conflict with traffic entering the Tractor Supply site.
The first reading of the rezoning proposal was approved by the council March 25, and the second reading was approved April 8. A third and final reading is slated for the April 22 council meeting.
