Pine Island Minnesota: Working Together For A Better Tomorrow

Abraham Algadi, Administrator

City of Pine Island
250 S. Main St.
P.O. Box 1000
Pine Island, MN 55963

507-356-4591
507-356-8230 (Fax)

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Pine Island Minnesota: Working Together For A Better Tomorrow

On this site you can access general information about your city, and find links to other areas of the Community. You can access a wide range of Pine Island information including community calendar under Community; additionally you can find city staff contact numbers and other usefull links such as the council minutes under Government. For more City information please contact Abraham Algadi, City Administrator at 507-356-4591 or e mail pica@pitel.net

For more current community announcements, the City of Pine Island operates Community Access Channel 8. This channel provides general information and announcements. For more information on the Community Access Channel or to submit your ad, contact City Hall at 507-356-4591 or e-mail your annoucements to pica@pitel.net

1000 FRIENDS OF MINNESOTA GRANT - The City of Pine Island has been awarded a grant for $64,000 to participate in the Community Growth Options Project. The funds will be used to hire Municipal Development Group, Inc. to help assist with future planning and to update the Comprehensive Plan. See Planning & Zoning page for document on Pine Island Connections.

CALENDARS & DVD'S FOR SALE - Pine Island Historical Calendars & Sesquicentennial DVD available at City Hall. and Van Horn Library or call 356-4168. www.pineislandhistory.com

Second Phase Utilities Extension to Elk Run Slated for June 2009

Thursday, August 21, 2008

City Hall & Clock Tower Main Street

Pine Island Minnesota: The City of Pine Island received official notification from Commissioner Dan McElroy-Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development that the City grant application in the amount of $1,228,342 was approved. The grant proceed will fund part of the second phase utilities/infrastructure extension to the Elk Run Bio-Business Park in Pine Island.

Total project cost is expected to be approximately $2,500,000 with the balance of the cost to be paid by Tower Investment, LLC. in accordance with existing project agreements between the developer and the City. In his letter to Mayor Paul Perry Commissioner McELroy stated that the funds will help Pine Island that “This award will provide the necessary resources for continued economic growth in the community and surrounding area” he also added that the project will assist Pine Island in its efforts towards “achieving business and community development goals”. Project schedule: At their January meeting the Pine Island Council authorized the City Engineer Neil Britton, of Widseth Smith Nolting to prepare project specification and proceed with advertising for bids by mid February, with bid awards expected by early to mid April of this year. In related business the Council also accepted Tower’s petition for annexing an additional 27 acres along the west side of U.S. Highway 52 where a new lift station and utility lines will be extended. Karen Doll, the newly hired Executive Director of the Pine Island Economic Development Authority stated that "We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from the State of MN and Tower Investment. The investments both have made in the development of Elk Run has positioned this region to be a real contender in the Bio-Business industry. We look forward to the economic development and job growth this project will stimulate." Geoff Griffin, Tower Investment, LLC. Project Manager stated that we are working with the City to provide Tower’s share of the needed funds as soon as the City opens project bids, and we are working with City Staff on project design and in the process of starting development review on project plat. Algadi said that this round of funding demonstrates DEED’s and the State’s serious commitment to leading in the Bio-Science field. The success of the project to this point is owed to the leadership and support the project received from Senators Dave Senjem and Steve Murphy, and State Representatives, Randy Dimmer and Tim Mahoney among others. We see the Bio-Business Park at Elk Run as an opportunity for Pine Island and the region to provide long term positive economic impact for all of SE MN. Algadi added. The project is expected to start by late May and early June of this year. City Engineer, Neil Britton said.

No matter what the future brings the City of Pine Island with the direction of a fully involved leadership; has already accomplished the following strategic objectives:

Shovel ready industrial and commercial land served by public utilities.
Pine Island’s ability to exercise its land use planning guidelines over a vast prime development land.
Opening of new frontier for continued future development without taking on additional local debt. (Zero long OR short term debt to the City as a result of this project).
Have the unique opportunity to plan future land use as it relates to the rest of the community, and fixing the blue print of the community in accordance with the comprehensive plan. Better land use planning.
Ensure minimum future land use conflict.
Partner with State and national resources (private and public) to market Pine Island as a hub for future commercial and industrial activities and the emerging Bio-Science based businesses.

For more information, or if you have any questions please call: Abraham Algadi, 507.356.4591

Bio_Business Park Utilities Project-Ground Breaking Aug-2008

Preserving The Past While Working For A Better Tomorrow

-Promote Orderly Growth
-Historic Preservation
-Provide for the Common Good of The Community

This page last updated on 6/3/2009.

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