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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
The Ways & Means Committee met on Monday evening with the committee moving to make additional cuts to the 2021 tax levy. The levy had previously been cut to 5 percent after the preliminary levy was set at 6 percent in September. Each percentage point in the city’s tax levy is equal to approximately $22,000.
On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz announced new COVID-19 restrictions progressively limiting gatherings for banquets and similar events over the next few weeks, and setting a 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants. KROX check in with local businesses to see how they anticipated being impacted by the new restrictions – CROOKSTON EAGLES Crookston Eagles manager
The Crookston City Council will meet Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. There is one item on the main agenda, approving two CARES Act Small Business Grants for entities that submitted the additional requested information. The grants are for $18,600.53 to the Cobblestone Hotel Group and $8,000 to the
The Crookston Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) held its first meeting Thursday since its non-profit 501C6 status was awarded. The group elected their officers – Nell DeBoer will be the board chair, Vice-chair is Laurie Stahlecker, Jess Bengston is the treasurer, and Brooke Panzer will be the secretary. DeBoer said there were many important topics to get
It was a good night for most incumbents in area elections on Tuesday night as two of the four Crookston City Council members won reelection, all three Crookston School Board members won reelection, State Representative Deb Kiel, and State Senator Mark Johnson all won reelection. CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL Crookston City Council will have one new
