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City approves purchase agreements to widen South End Drainway, budget amendment likely
Summary
The council approved purchase agreements to acquire about 3.6 acres needed to widen the South End Drainway; the city will pay $30,000 per acre for primary land and $7,500 per acre for slope easements for a total of $74,430, and staff said a budget amendment will be required to record the expense in the 2025/2026 budget.
Grand Forks staff told the Council Committee of the Whole Monday that purchase agreements were ready for property needed to widen the South End Drainway from the interstate to South 30 Fourth Street, a project recommended by a stormwater study this year. The acquisition involves two property owners and about 3.6 acres of land to widen the existing…
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