Grand Forks County Commission moves to reopen fairgrounds The Grand Forks County Commission’s unanimous vote, taken at a special meeting on Thursday, March 11, will allow the grounds to reopen at 80% of capacity for all indoor and outdoor events, provided the Grand Forks County Health Officer’s Dashboard, a tool created to track the spread of the illness, remains in the “green,” or low-risk, level. 4:54 pm, Mar. 11, 2021 × The Grand Forks County Office Building, photographed on Nov. 23, 2015. Photo by Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald The Grand Forks County Commission has approved the reopening of the County Fairgrounds, with some restrictions. The move to reopen the fairgrounds effectively repeals a vote made early in the pandemic to shutter the location in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The commission’s unanimous vote, taken at a special meeting on Thursday, March 11, will allow the grounds to reopen at 80% of capacity for all indoor and outdoor events, provided the Grand Forks County Health Officer’s Dashboard, a tool created to track the spread of the illness, remains in the “green,” or low-risk, level. Masks will still be required, and are a condition of reopening.