Commissioner Mark Rustad News Today

Grand Forks Public Health Director Tess Wall believes Grand Forks is the only North Dakota city considering ending its program.

“You break the law, you pay the consequences,” former Sheriff Bob Rost said. It's a valid point, and one that should be considered as the future of the program is discussed.

Commissioner Mark Rustad pushed for the Grand Forks County Commission to send a letter to the city of Grand Forks asking it to end its syringe service program; the motion passed 3-2.

Commissioner Mark Rustad pushed for the Grand Forks County Commission to send a letter to the city of Grand Forks, asking it to end its syringe service program; the motion passed 3-2.

Commissioner Mark Rustad pushed for the Grand Forks County Commission to send a letter to the city of Grand Forks asking it to end its syringe service program; the motion passed 3-2.

Commissioner Mark Rustad pushed for the Grand Forks County Commission to send a letter to the city of Grand Forks asking it to end its syringe service program; the motion passed 3-2.

Grand Forks County may have to pay between $1.5 and $2 million to repair its downtown parking ramp if it wants the city to take it over.

Grand Forks County will file a joint application with Traill County for $42 million set aside by the state for road infrastructure improvements.

A bid for the correctional center's expansion was recently approved. The project will address overcrowding and other spatial issues, but budget constraints leave other issues unresolved.

A report found in 2017 that the Grand Forks County Correctional Center needed to add 130 beds by 2040 to keep up with its growing population.