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Jamestown, ND ( KCSi-T.V. News Jun 13, 2013) — The $7.5 million rail loop project, to encircle the Spiritwood Energy Park, is moving ahead.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown/Stutsman County (JSDC) Business Development Coordinator, DeAnn Brunner said, at this weeks JSDC Board meeting, Great River Energy, Budget Manager, Rich Garman said the rail loop project is in its final design stages, and GRE continues to work closely with BNSF Railway officials.

Bids for the project are expected by the end of June, and awarded in July this year.

Earthwork would start this summer and continue into the fall as weather permits, with rail purchasing over the winter and spring 2014 construction to get the rail in place.,

Garman says, the goal is to get an operational rail line by August 2014.

In other business it was noted that the South Central Regional Council will release the updated Stutsman County Housing Study this month.

Ms. Brunner added that by 2020 there will be a need for 1,041 additional housing units in Stutsman County, not even taking into consideration additional individuals in the county involved with construction projects such as the CHS fertilizer plant.

She pointed out that SRF Consultants is planning a meeting with landowners, in the area between the Jamestown Regional Medical Center and Walmart, to discuss future development under the Jamestown Strategic Plan.

The JSDC Board has agreed to recognize the Jamestown Arts Center as an entity for economic development. No dollar outlays are planned at this point.