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County approves DEED amendment, HRA purchase to keep childcare projects moving in Hinkley, Willow River and Pine City

2834853 · April 1, 2025
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Leslie Sauter, Pine County economic development coordinator, asked the board to approve a DEED childcare grant amendment and HRA purchase steps to advance new child-care centers in Hinkley, Willow River and Pine City.

Leslie Sauter, Pine County economic development coordinator, updated commissioners on a multi-year effort to expand child-care capacity in Pine County and asked the board to approve a DEED grant amendment and related actions to keep the project moving.

Sauter reviewed earlier county and regional studies showing an estimated countywide need of roughly 300 child-care slots. The county and partners applied for and received a DEED childcare grant of approximately $500,000 in mid-2024 to support sites in Pine City,…

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