Editing Lake Crystal, Minnesota (section)

===2000s===
A public recreation center was built on the corner of south Main Street and 510th Avenue in 2000. It contains a public pool, gymnasium, walking track, and exercise room. In the early 2000s the Lily Lake Estates, Crystal Creek, and Nathan Street housing developments began, or were under construction. [[POET|POET Biorefining]] built a new ethanol plant about two miles west of town along Highway 60 in 2004. In 2005, multiple houses were demolished near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 60 and replaced by Kevin's Market Grocery Store. In 2007 a new secondary school was built along 510th Avenue to replace the old school on Murphy Street. Crystal Seasons Senior Living Center was built on the lot that belonged to the old Lake Crystal high school in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=387&LayerID=5678&PageTypeID=4&PageID=3069&KeyValue=R091205214001|title=Beacon - Blue Earth County, MN - Report: R091205214001|website=beacon.schneidercorp.com|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> replacing the retirement home off Highway 60 on LaClaire Street, which was demolished. United Methodist Church sold its building, and built a new one on the corner of Main Street and 510th Avenue, renaming it Cornerstone UMC in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|title=New Church, New Name|date=October 21, 2015|work=Lake Crystal Tribune}}</ref> In recent years the Crystal Waters Project has cleaned up the nearby lakes that have been contaminated over several years by nearby farming and sludging.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/crystal-lake-excess-nutrients-tmdl-project-0|title=Crystal Lake - Excess Nutrients: TMDL Project|date=November 16, 2009|website=Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|language=en|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> On August 8, 2016, a storm severely damaged the 57-year-old Crystal CO OP Elevator, which was demolished within the following months. The watertower was repainted light blue in 2018.[[File:RobinsonHouseLakeCrystalMN.jpg|thumb|Historic Robinson House, built 1870|alt=]]