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NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) The eastern North Dakota community of Northwood is finishing the first phase of a $3.6 million infrastructure project as it continues recovering from an August 2007 Tornado.

City Administrator Marcy Douglas says the project will replace a portion of the municipal water and sanitary sewer systems, and pave a gravel road that leads to the new Northwood School. Much of the cost is being paid for with federal stimulus money.

Private developers also continue to invest in the community of 950 people southwest of Grand Forks. A new 10-unit motel, along with a laundry and campground complex, is being built on the spot where a mobile home park was destroyed.

The community continues to look for investors to help redevelop portions of downtown Northwood that were destroyed. The state's congressional delegation says Northwood is getting a $665,000 federal grant to help downtown rebuilding.

Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-30-09 0753CST | save this article / add to your favorites list