Roseau MN

the city’s west side, for which the city provides full infrastructure, including water, sewer, stormwater drainage, paved streets, electricity, natural gas, and high-speed internet, is growing rapidly. “We’ve sold quite a few lots in the industrial park over the last few years and we’re seeing lots of new business,” he notes. Karl shares that the Roseau County Highway Department recently moved its operations to the Park while its former building is being renovated, partly into a manufacturing facility and partly into an innovative daycare center to increase daycare options in the region. Other new businesses in Roseau include Tractor Supply, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Northern Resources, a supplier of seed and fertilizer. Sinnamon Krings, Roseau’s Promotions Director, adds, “Our business sector is strong, whether it’s the small mom-and-pops, all the way to our large manufacturers. There’s a sense of community pride in keeping our businesses here and supporting them. Our EDA helps small businesses and offers loans for anyone interested in starting up a business.” CITY PROJECTS “Hockey is a very big thing here in town,” Fabian continues “The city has applied for funding assistance to get our historic Memorial hockey arena, which was built in 1949, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. If we get that done on the state and federal level, it could open the door for funding to continue to maintain and improve the wonderful historic structure. Some of the items the city would like to address in our arena include a leaking roof and the arena’s ice- plant which is nearing the end of its life.” “We have a host of projects coming up here in town,” Todd Peterson adds. “We recently approved a grant application to the State of Minnesota Workforce Housing grant program to develop another apartment building. That would be a 47-unit apartment, very similar to the Eleven01 that opened a year and a half ago.” “We were able to secure $5 million in state and federal government funding for a major storm sewer 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 03 ROSEAU, MN