Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) CEO, Connie Ova says, work at the CHS fertilizer plant at the Spiritwood Energy Park is now including pilings being installed by Bechtel Corporation, that will also be involved in construction of the crew camp near the construction site.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Ms. Ova said options on providing the plant with water are still being weighed.

She pointed out that a trans-loading business will assist in off-loading construction supplies, adding that a re-bar business, that will supply construction material at the site, may be interested in locating in the park.

Ms. Ova added that the JSDC Board approved transferring administration of three lots in the I-94 Business Park to the city of Jamestown for sale to Magnum, which is planning to construct a freight terminal on the property with the project work starting later this summer.

The JDSC Board also approved transferring the remaining four lots in the I-94 Business Park to city control for possible future sale.

She added that the JSDC Board of Directors has approved a 5 percent increase in operating expenses. The budget for 2016 is now set at $457,000 compared to $436,000 for this year.

Ms. Ova said, new employees will have health insurance packages that will add to the budget.

The increase includes 5 percent increases in salary and benefit expenses and preserves the marketing budget at $35,000. The recruiting budget, which is used to attract new workers to the Jamestown area, was reduced from $34,000 to $30,000.

The JSDC budget will now move to the Jamestown City Council and Stutsman County Commission for final approval.

Meanwhile , Stutsman Rural Water District is continuing plans for a water reuse plant to provide industrial water to the planned $3 billion CHS nitrogen fertilizer plant at Spiritwood, at a site to be determined.

One building would process greywater from Cargill Malt, Dakota Spirit AgEnergy and Spiritwood Station before mixing it with water from the Spiritwood and Jamestown aquifers and filtering the combined water.

The water would then move to the second building, a plant operated by CHS, which would then purify the water to meet its needs.