Jamestown (CSi) On a 4-1 vote,the Stutsman County Commission has approved loaning up to $400,000 to the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation, allowing the $10 million Spiritwood Energy Park Association rail loop can connect to the BNSF mainline.

Commissioner Craig Neys voted in oppostion.

Commissioner Mark Klose said, if the JSDC needs to use county funds for the rail connection, the loan would be for 10 years with 10 percent paid back each plus the London Interbank Offered Rate, which as of Tuesday was 0.65 percent.

In other JSDC business, the county commission denied approval of a quit claim deed requested by the JSDC for the remaining seven lots in the I-94 Business Park to the city of Jamestown.

Commissioner David Schwartz said he didn’t see the benefit for JSDC to quit claiming the remaining lots to the city and having the city sell those lots.