The Grand Forks County Correctional Center hit a six-year high for daily inmate population; county commissioners also heard cost estimates for the future home of the county sheriff.
With county staff seeking a new home for the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office, the Herald reviews how the county found itself with a daunting slate of capital improvements projects.
Most of the county's capital construction funding is tied up paying to expand county correctional facilities and repair to the Grand Forks County Courthouse dome.
North Dakota Century Code now only allows cities to impose franchise utility fees, not counties. In 2022, the city of Grand Forks collected more than $3.3 million in fees from utility companies.