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Crookston council approves applications for state and USDA funding and grants easements
Summary
Council approved four resolutions: apply for a state business development infrastructure grant ($750,000 request), apply for $750,000 USDA IRP funds, extend a developer assessment waiver and housing tax abatement eligibility, and grant 11 temporary easements for Highway 2 improvements. Each motion passed on roll call.
The Crookston City Council on Monday unanimously approved four separate resolutions during its regular meeting.
Business development application: The council voted to authorize staff to submit an application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development seeking $750,000 in business development infrastructure funding to reduce the city's required match for an industrial park project. Staff said the city already has an Economic Development Administration federal grant of just over $3,000,000 for the project.
USDA IRP application: Council approved applying to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Intermediary Relending Program for $750,000. Staff said the city already administers an IRP revolving loan fund and would use a 25% local match from existing fund balances; the program would allow the city to relend funds to businesses in Crookston.
Developer agreement amendment: Council approved a resolution extending a previously discussed $10,000 special assessment timeline in the developers agreement for the Nature of You development and confirmed that newly built homes could participate in the city's housing tax abatement program.
Highway 2 temporary easements: Council authorized granting 11 temporary easements on city-owned parcels to allow highway reconstruction work associated with state project 6002-76RW, with minimal damage payments totaling roughly $10,138 and easements likely running through January 2028 (or earlier if MnDOT determines so).
Votes: Each measure passed on roll call. The roll-call names recorded in the transcript for the votes include Cavalier, Brecken, Clapp/Clot, Ault, Piedmont, Castell/Chastell, Fisher and Briggs; motions were seconded as recorded during the meeting and the mayor/vice mayor called the approvals.
