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Moorhead secures $1 million DEED grant for downtown demolition; infrastructure and federal outreach on aviation fuel project advance

2902645 · April 8, 2025
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City staff announced a $1,000,000 Minnesota DEED redevelopment grant to support demolition near City Hall, imminent demolition and street work, outreach to DG Fuels, a Minnesota DOT underpass open house, and early due diligence on a proposed casino site in the extraterritorial area.

City staff told the Moorhead EDA on April 7 that the City of Moorhead received a $1,000,000 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) redevelopment grant to help pay for remaining demolition at the site east of City Hall.

"This grant will help with the remaining demolition on the East Side Of City Hall," Derek Lapointe said, noting the city again secured one of the largest awards from the DEED program in the state. Staff said crews were on site assessing conditions and that demolition work west and east of City Hall would be staged over roughly a six-week period with McGough Construction contracted to perform the work.

Lapointe described upcoming infrastructure improvements tied to…

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