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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The University of Mary could buy the property that houses the Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Building in downtown Bismarck.
The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/1LBJjUa ) reports that the Bismarck City Commission has approved giving the private university a five-year option on the property. The sale price starts at $2 million and goes up $50,000 every year.
Greg Vetter is the university's executive vice president. He says the school's strategic plan approved last year calls for a downtown campus to be used primarily by graduate students, especially those studying in the health sciences field.
Vetter says the property's proximity to hospitals makes it a good location for the downtown campus.
The newspaper reports that if and when the property is purchased will be based on the university's fundraising ability and development costs.
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