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Grand Forks might push chickens to roost elsewhere Grand Forks residents need a permit to keep chickens on their property, but complaints to City Council President Dana Sande have prompted city leaders to consider an outright ban. 9:17 pm, Jun. 28, 2021 × Chickens in Grand Forks may need to fly the coop this summer. After a resident’s birds ran afoul of neighbors, City Council members preliminarily voted 4-3 on Monday to ban people from keeping chickens within city limits. The council is set to meet again next Tuesday for the first of two definitive votes on the ban. ...

The BMX track was the most shovel-ready project amongst other ideas, including a proposed children’s museum, indoor athletic facility and redevelopment of Columbia Mall, brought forth by city leaders to help grow Grand Forks into a destination for visitors, and add quality of life improvements for residents. Track volunteers are hoping it will be a draw, especially if they host a national event.

City Council members have been weighing a series of revisions to city code that would, in a nutshell, prevent people who’ve been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor “crime of violence” from holding a liquor license; allow minors to work in more establishments under certain restrictions; allow some bars and restaurants to deliver alcohol alongside food orders; and expand charitable gambling to restaurants, assuming they host it in a designated “lounge” area.

Grand Forks City Council shoots down plan to phase out ‘classified’ department heads They voted against the proposal last week, but Grand Forks City Council members on Monday formally rejected Mayor Brandon Bochenski's proposal to eventually make the head of each city department a contracted employee. 8:33 pm, May 3, 2021 × Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald A week’s time and a second vote produced no new results at Grand Forks City Hall. City Council members on Monday voted 4-3 against Mayor Brandon Bochenski’s proposal to ult...

Grand Forks County is about 50% of the way to herd immunity, but vaccine hesitancy could be a challenge The number of people in northeastern North Dakota who indicated that they were unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine could shrink the figurative pool of people Grand Forks County public health workers hope to vaccinate to achieve herd immunity. 9:35 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × The large number of people who have said they are skeptical of a COVID-19 vaccine means Grand Forks County is approaching a ceiling of sorts as public health workers seek to achieve herd immunity. A t...