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Committee backs bill to give West Fargo mayor a vote on Lake Agassiz Water Authority board
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee voted 6-0 to give the West Fargo mayor voting membership on the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board after testimony from the bill sponsor and Fargo officials about regional water responsibilities.
House Bill 1162 would add the mayor of West Fargo as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board of directors. The State and Local Government Committee voted to give the bill a favorable recommendation, 6-0.
Representative Austin Shower (District 13, West Fargo), the bill’s sponsor, told the committee that the West Fargo mayor currently serves only as an associate member without voting power and that West Fargo’s rapid growth gives the city a greater stake in…
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