The Crookston Development, Policy & Review Committee met Friday to recommend a second round of grant funding for small businesses to the Crookston City Council. City of Crookston Finance Director/Interim City Administrator Angel Weasner said those additional grant recommendations will be reviewed by the City Council on Monday. “Today, we gave out 19 grant approvals,” said Weasner. “The total dollar amount is $176,043.45. So, there will be an additional 19 businesses in the City of Crookston receiving funds.”
With these recommendations, the City of Crookston will have distributed $723,339.47 to Crookston businesses out of the $750,000 they’d made available explained Weasner. “We had a few that did not qualify based on they did not provide the document that was needed or the backup documentation to prove the dollar amount of their loss,” said Weasner. “We have only $26,000 left available and that will but utilized for some city expenses. As most people know, we are looking at doing some livestreaming equipment for the city and it very well could be about that amount.”
The Committee also reviewed grant applications from businesses outside of Crookston on behalf of Polk County and have recommended those applicants to the Polk County Commissioners said Weasner. “The committee reviewed the applications that were submitted strictly for the business outside the city limits of Crookston in the southwest region of Polk County,” said Weasner. “We received 16, there was one that was denied. There were 15 that are recommended that will be discussed at the County Board meeting.”
CITY OF CROOKSTON SMALL BUSINESS GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Hong’s Chinese Restaurant | $9,300 |
| Schulz Carpeting LLC | $20,000 |
| Merlin’s Truck Brokerage, Inc | $28,337 |
| Hair Connexion | $6,000 |
| TLC Family Hair Care – Cole | $3,000 |
| Studio 108 – Nicholls | $9,331 |
| Studio 108 – Newquist | $9,000 |
| Ye Ole Print Shoppe, Inc | $12,000 |
| Shear Sisters – Altepeter | $5,00 |
| TLC Family Hair Care – Maygra | $8,200 |
| Ashley Melsa Photography | $17,200 |
| Steinbrink Enterprises | $4,123.73 |
| Oakdale Cemetery Association | $2,000 |
| Care & Share of Crookston | $10,000 |
| Head East Salon | $15,000 |
| Holiday Station Store | $5,000 |
| Crookston Aquatic Boosters | $1,918.72 |
| Touch of Hands | $3,000 |
| VFW Post 1902 | $7,633 |
