East Grand Forks' long-range transportation plans call for a roundabout at the intersection of Bygland Road and Rhinehart Drive, but some council members hope to replace that plan with one that would rebuild a chunk of 10th Street Northeast. Both projects would lean on the same federal funding, which means city leaders will presumably need to choose one over the other. Council members were expected to make a decision on Tuesday, but they opted instead for a more formal vote next week.
East Grand Forks eyes $9-per-month water rate hike
A proposal to increase East Grand Forks residents water bills by $9 each month would pay for higher-than-normal maintenance costs and future sewer replacement projects. It s also closely linked to a longstanding debate about the city s street reconstruction policy. 7:59 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 ×
A water tower in East Grand Forks, Minn. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
East Grand Forks might tack $9 a month onto residents’ water bills to pay for sewer maintenance and replacements.
City Council members on Tuesday took an initial look at a proposal put together by city staff that would pay for increasingly high price tags for storm and sanitary sewer maintenance, plus a second, overlapping proposal that would pay for chunks of those systems to be replaced as they age. City staff estimated that the money needed for the maintenance idea would increase East Grand Forks residents’ water bills by $5 each month, and the
‘March isn’t acceptable’: East Grand Forks City Council members call for faster COVID business aid
A few hours after the East Grand Fork Economic Development Authority board pushed a subcommittee to come up with the finer points of a city-funded forgivable loan program for businesses hampered by COVID-19 restrictions, East Grand Forks City Council members seemed frustrated by the program s progress. 7:41 pm, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks City Hall
A subcommittee of the East Grand Forks Economic Development Authority’s board did not decide lightly to delay a COVID-19 business relief program, City Attorney Ron Galstad told East Grand Forks City Council members, and subcommittee members had no intention of creating heartache or animosity.
‘March isn’t acceptable’: East Grand Forks City Council members call for faster COVID business aid
A few hours after the East Grand Fork Economic Development Authority board pushed a subcommittee to come up with the finer points of a city-funded forgivable loan program for businesses hampered by COVID-19 restrictions, East Grand Forks City Council members seemed frustrated by the program s progress. 7:41 pm, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks City Hall
A subcommittee of the East Grand Forks Economic Development Authority’s board did not decide lightly to delay a COVID-19 business relief program, City Attorney Ron Galstad told East Grand Forks City Council members, and subcommittee members had no intention of creating heartache or animosity.
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