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North St. Paul council weighs repurposing community‑center grant for water tower, parks or McNite complex
Summary
Councilors discussed options to reallocate state and federal grant funds tied to a cancelled community multicultural outreach center feasibility study. Proposals included using the state component for a northern water tower, funding park upgrades or contributing to the McNite complex while preserving a library presence in the city.
Councilors in North St. Paul spent the second half of the workshop debating how to reallocate state and federal grant funds tied to a now‑cancelled community multicultural outreach center feasibility study. The council had previously directed staff to terminate the architect contract and explore reallocation options.
Staff indicated the state component of the potential grant is about $4.5 million. Councilors and staff discussed several reallocation ideas: fund a northern-area water tower (a project staff said is roughly comparable in cost to the grant), fund park upgrades (Tower Park playground improvements and pick‑leisure…
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