Grand Forks City Council recommends keeping needle exchange program
The council tied in a motion to end the program, sending a recommendation to keep the program to its next meeting.
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The council tied in a motion to end the program, sending a recommendation to keep the program to its next meeting.
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.