ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded $3.89 million in grants to eight communities across Minnesota to clean up or investigate 11 contaminated sites approved for redevelopment.
Among the grants is 325 thousand dollars for Itasca County.
The funding is for a cleanup of a 2.5-acre site located in Grand Rapids.
The site is contaminated with petroleum and other contaminants. Historically a residential and commercial block used for auto repair, offices, filling stations and a fire station, this site will be redeveloped into a three-story, 74,000-square-foot county jail facility.
The project is anticipated to create 11 jobs and retain 26 jobs. Matching funds will be provided by Itasca County.
Since its inception in 1993, the Contamination Cleanup Grant Program has awarded over $199 million in grants, which paid for assessment and cleanup of 3,800 acres of land, allowed for the creation or retention of 50,100 jobs and cleared the way for 24,581 new housing units.
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