CIA push continues in Grand Forks

As supporters of a Career impact Academy continue to raise funding to secure a $10 million dollar state match the City of Grand Forks is a step closer to donating the land on which the facility will be built.  The council last night gave preliminary approval to donating a parcel near Gateway and I-29 for the CIA.

Director of CTE Education Eric Ripley told council members that student surveys show solid interest in the program.

The city is also looking to spend $444,000 to raze the former Grand Forks Inn and Suites building that sits on the site.   At last count around $5.5 million dollars has been raised for the project.  The deadline to apply for the state funding is December 1st.

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In other council notes members reviewed a development agreement for the downtown Lyons project.  The six story structure near city hall would feature mixed use businesses on the first floor including:  food…professional…and boutique shops.  The upper floors would house 110 to 115 market rate apartments.  A parking lot swap is also in the works to make the project fit.

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