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Two local projects promise hundreds of jobs; New Era to seek license for youth residential treatment
Summary
Council heard presentations on the New Era residential treatment center and Proballis facility renovation. New Era plans to apply for a state license and aims to hire locally; Proballis renovation was finalized with EDC support and city-staff reported the siren project and parking challenges.
City staff presented two economic-development updates on Jan. 5 that they said could create several hundred local jobs.
New Era (the former state school campus) is being repurposed as a residential treatment center for children and adolescents. Presenters identified the owners and described a phased plan: staff said they expect to apply to the state for a residential-treatment license near the end of the month, initially admit boys (ages cited in discussion as roughly 8–17), and…
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