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North St. Paul council votes to halt multicultural outreach center study and decline grants

North St. Paul City Council · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Facing a more-than-$3 million gap between remedial costs and awarded funding, the council voted to terminate the feasibility study by EAPC and decline the state and federal grants, and authorized staff to pursue possible reallocation to a single city-only project.

The North St. Paul City Council voted to discontinue a feasibility study for a proposed community multicultural outreach center, terminate the contract with EAPC and decline the associated state and federal grant awards after staff said an interim report estimated remedial costs would exceed awarded grant funding by more than $3 million.

City staff read the resolution describing the interim report’s estimate that remediation costs would exceed federal and state funding by in excess of $3…

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