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EDA pushes housing, childcare and industrial-park work; asks council to increase professional-fee budget

Crookston City Council (workshop) · September 16, 2025
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Summary

Economic development staff urged a higher professional-fee placeholder—about $80,000—to support housing, childcare and industrial-park initiatives (including surveying and legal costs), and discussed Valley Tech Park maintenance and a proposed $350,000 roof CIP.

Crookston’s community development staff asked council to increase the department’s professional-fee budget to support three near-term priorities: a housing project near Casey’s, childcare facility planning, and industrial-park development tied to a planned railroad spur.

Staff said they had secured roughly $8–9 million in grants for city and…

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