“It’s been a long, long wait for this community,” Hochul said. “And I know that. I know it’s been painful, all of you waiting to hear about your projects, whether or not they were going to be funded or not and to what level.”
Projects receiving funding
The 16 projects selected by the state to receive funding included a mixture of private and public ventures throughout the broader Genesee Street corridor.
$2 million for Washington Street parking garage: The state funding will help fund a $5.4 million project for structural repairs and to restore parking spaces.
$819,000 for MWPAI park: The area outside the art institute will be transformed into a park and event space in a $1 million project.
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1901
May 18, 1901-It appears that within a few months Grand Rapids will have telephone connections with the towns to the east and west.
May 18, 1901-It is predicted that the birth of two or three more fair-sized counties in northern Minnesota will occur within the next four years.
May 18, 1901-John T. Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa., arrived in the area. He and associates have taken lease of the old, long-abandoned Buckeye Mine situated about 12 miles northeast of Grand Rapids.
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1911
May 17, 1911-The state land sale conducted from the courthouse steps was one of the best that has ever been conducted in the county, and the average price per acre paid was the highest ever received at a sale of Minnesota state lands. A total of 3,000 acres were disposed of for an average price of $12 per acre.