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County and city give multi‑project update: energy projects, industrial grants, Grand Sky fire‑station timetable extended
Summary
City and county representatives updated the commission on multiple economic‑development projects (Epitome Energy, Agresto), a $4 million EDA road/grading grant, and on Grand Sky infrastructure, including a federally funded fire‑station grant whose construction start was postponed to allow a staffing agreement to be finalized.
City and county officials briefed the commission on several interrelated economic‑development projects, infrastructure grants, and intergovernmental agreements affecting industrial land north of Grand Forks and the Grand Sky site.
Scott Gilling provided a multi‑item status report. He said the county previously authorized an 83% tax incentive over 15 years for an Epitome Energy plant and that the project’s developer is pursuing equity and bank financing and a portion of $170 million in tax‑exempt bonds. Gilling said the county and city applied for and accepted a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant of about $4 million to build a…
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