Mike Christopherson
Crookston Times
Crookston’s one-of-a-kind Ag Innovation Campus is still going to be constructed this year and begin operations in 2022 on around 10 acres of land on the city’s southern edge, its project manager assured the CHEDA Board of Directors this week. But, citing dramatic increases in materials and other construction-related costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jim Lambert said what ends up being built, at least initially, will be significantly scaled back from what was originally envisioned.
How scaled back?
• The facility’s original dimensions were 160 feet wide by 430 feet. What will now be constructed will be 65 feet by 250 feet.
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The Crookston City Council held a special meeting this week to swear in the four members elected on Nov. 3.
Finance Director Angel Weasner led re-elected Ward 3 Council Member Clayton Briggs and recent appointee Joe Kresl, who has now begun his first full term on the council, plus new council members Ward 1’s Kristie Jerde and At Large Council Member Wayne Melbye through their oaths of office.
It was a return to a familiar place for longtime council member and onetime mayor Melbye.
It was the final time Weasner led new council members through their oaths; after more than eight years in Crookston she’s leaving to become city administrator in Park Rapids. Her final day on the job in Crookston is Jan. 15.