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Grand Forks panel gives preliminary OK to sewage plant upgrade plan
A unanimous vote on Monday, May 10, nudged forward a plan to revamp Grand Forks wastewater treatment plant. City staff want $45 million worth of upgrades by 2027 to give the facility more logistical room to handle a growing population and the strong sewage produced by industrial companies like JR Simplot and Red River Biorefinery. They want to increase wastewater fees by 3% for the next several years to pay for it. 8:21 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
Grand Forks City Hall. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald
About a week after city staff first presented them with an outline of it, Grand Forks City Council members preliminarily agreed on a plan that would ratchet up residents’ wastewater bills to pay for new and better equipment at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The drive will benefit 10 local nonprofit organizations. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 4:00 pm, Apr. 9, 2021 ×
Kathryn Kester is the executive director of the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals. Photo by Bonnie Meibers/Grand Forks HeraldPhoto by Bonnie Meibers/Grand Forks Herald
The Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals is sponsoring the Orange Bag Event to gather housewares, clothing and personal care products for 10 local nonprofit organizations. Volunteers will drop off orange bags at hundreds of homes from Friday through Tuesday, April 9-13, for people to fill with household and clothing items and return May 1.
The drive will benefit the following local nonprofit organizations: Community Violence Intervention Center, Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, Grand Forks Salvation Army, Journey Home Animal Rescue, Northlands Rescue Mission, Project Dignity, Red River Valley Community Action, St. Joseph’s Social Care and The Arc, Upper Valley.