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Mike Christopherson
Crookston Times
The City of Crookston will receive $200,000 to distribute as pandemic relief to qualifying businesses and non-profits that apply as part of a process that is being finalized and will be publicized when complete.
On the heels of the first round of COVID-19 relief, known as the federal CARES Act, the Minnesota Legislature in late 2020 passed a second round of state relief totaling approximately $250 million, and Polk County was allocated approximately $622,000. Of that amount, the City of Crookston will receive $200,000 as part of a resolution approved Tuesday by the Polk County Board of Commissioners.
It’s a smaller relief package this time around; as part of the CARES Act, the City of Crookston received $500,000 and Polk County allocated an additional $250,000 to be awarded in the form of grants to businesses and non-profits adversely impacted by restrictions resulting from the pandemic. Last fall, the Crookston City Council approved two rounds of grants after the City’s Development Policy & Review Committee considered applications.