Iron Range receives $39 million in grants for infrastructure projects

EVELETH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – The Iron Range is getting an infrastructure facelift thanks to $39 million in state funding.

On Tuesday, the IRRR Advisory Board held its final meeting of the year to hear presentations on 14 projects that will undergo repairs, upgrades, or other renovations in the coming months.

The projects will receive approximately $39,230,000 in funding from legislation chief authored by Sen. Grant Hauschild (DFL-Hermantown) in the State Senate and Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora) in the House. The money passed as part of the omnibus tax bill.

Projects Include:

• City of Chisholm: $2.72 million
  • $1.52 million: Renovation of the Chisholm Ice Arena facility and parking.
  • Remaining amount: Public works facility.
• Giants Ridge: $5.2 million
  • Grant to be used for The Legend golf course:
    • Design, engineering, and construction related to improvements.
    • New waterline/infrastructure for the irrigation system.
• Cook County: $2.25 million
  • $250,000: Preserve affordable housing units for seniors in the City of Grand Marais.
  • $2 million: Construct, furnish, and equip a solid waste transfer station in the county.
• City of Eveleth: $3.64 million
  • Design, engineer and construct public utilities in its business park and construct the Hat Trick Avenue slip ramp.
• City of Gilbert: $1 million
  • Gilbert Community Center.
• Hibbing Public Utilities: $3 million
  • Water infrastructure projects.
• Lone Pine Township: $3 million
  • Design, engineer, and begin construction for its sewage treatment plan in partnership with the City of Nashwauk.
• Mesabi Fit Coalition: $3.6 million
  • Renovation, reconstruction, and expansion of the former Mesabi Family YMCA in the City of Mountain Iron.
• Minnesota Discovery Center: $2.42 million
  • $200,000: Operating expenses, at the discretion of the director of the Minnesota Discovery Center.
  • $2.22 million: Design, construct, renovate, furnish, and repair facilities, including HVAC upgrades, demolition, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It will also be used for historical research funding.
• Northland Learning Center: $1 million
• St. Louis County: $2.1 million
  • Development of the Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus.
• City of Silver Bay: $3 million
  • Design, engineer, construct, and reconstruct publicly owned infrastructure including sewers, water systems, utility extensions, street construction, wastewater treatment, stormwater management systems, sidewalks, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• City of Tower: $3 million
  • Water management infrastructure projects.
• City of Virginia: $3.3 million
  • Grant to be used by Essentia Health-Virginia for:
    • Modernization, renovation, and expansion of the hospital’s emergency room complex to 12 emergency rooms.
    • Construction of an emergency behavioral health suite for adults and children within the hospital.
    • Security and safety upgrades to the hospital.

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