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Archives for January 2011

Shared Fire & Rescue Services Study Grant Application

Clontarf, Danvers, Benson and DeGraff were awarded $25,000 from the State Fire Marshal’s Office to complete a shared fire and rescue services study for the four cities. The UMVRDC will be assisting a local taskforce with the following elements of the

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Blandin Steering Committee Makes Funding Recommendations

The Blandin Foundation’s Minnesota Intelligent Rural Community (MIRC) Grant provided the UMVRDC $90,000 to implement projects in the region that will ultimately drive more broadband use in the region. A steering committee was set up for the project,

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Dawson Awarded Infrastructure Funds

The UMVRDC assisted the City of Dawson with grant writing services that recently helped secure $500,000 from the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Business Development Public Infrastructure (BDPI) program for improvements in their

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County Roadway Safety Plans

A County Roadway Safety Plan workshop was held in Granite Falls December 2nd, covering the counties of Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Redwood. A similar workshop will be held January 12, 2011 covering the counties of Big Stone, Pope,

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City of Graceville Has a New Web Presence!

The city of Graceville has a new presence on the internet! They contracted with the UMVRDC to set up a GovOffice website for their community, and it went live in November.  GovOffice is a content management system designed for Minnesota cities

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