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TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT FINAL MEETING

The Crookston City Council met on Monday night in the Council Chambers at City Hall. It was the final meeting for Councilmen Jake Fee and Bobby Baird who both lost in their reelection bids in November. Councilman Jake Fee thanked several people and alluded to Crookston being in a better place now than it was. […]

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CHEDA BOARD APPROVES SEVERAL B3 GRANTS PENDING FUNDING FROM CITY COUNCIL

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board approved five Building Better Business (B3) program grants, four of them pending the program’s continued funding by the Crookston City Council on Monday night. The grants were awarded to Heroes Rise Coffee Company ($5,000) with the remaining funds from the original program fund, KROX Radio ($4,000),

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WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE APPROVES B3 PROGRAM EXTENSION, DISCUSSES WATER FOR POOLS AND ICE RINKS

The Ways & Means Committee on Monday approved adding $50,000 to the Building Better Business (B3) program. The program, which the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) administers, was started in 2019 and offers grants to Crookston businesses between $3,000-5,000 depending on qualifications. The committee discussed both the program’s existing guidelines and whether it

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CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE TO MEET MONDAY

The Crookston City Council will meet Monday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m. for the Truth-in-Taxation hearing, which will be followed by a City Council meeting at 7 p.m., before concluding with a Ways & Means Committee meeting. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, there will be limited seating available for meetings. If

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COUNCILMAN SAYS CITY ADMINISTRATOR OWES CHEDA BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL AN APOLOGY

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) met Tuesday morning at Valley Technology Park in the new community workspace.  During the public forum, Councilman Bobby Baird addressed the board regarding their working session last month.  Baird said what happened during that meeting was improper and emphasized the CHEDA board does a good job and

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CHEDA BOARD DISCUSSES CHILD CARE CENTER AND DAROOS GETS A B3 GRANT

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board had a discussion during their meeting Tuesday about the proposed non-profit child care center in Crookston.  Executive Director Craig Hoiseth told the board that there have been no new proposed sites from the public regarding possible locations for a child care center within the City of

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