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East Grand Forks council approves recreation project plan, extends driver exam lease
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting the East Grand Forks City Council approved a project plan for improvements to the Civic Center Sports Complex and the VFW Memorial Arena tied to a local sales and use tax and authorized a two-year lease extension with the State of Minnesota for a driver exam station through June 30, 2027.
The East Grand Forks City Council on Feb. 18, 2025 approved a project plan for improvements to the Civic Center Sports Complex and the VFW Memorial Arena and authorized a two-year extension of the lease with the State of Minnesota for use of office space in the park shop as a driver exam station, council members said during the meeting.
City staff said the formal approval of the project plan is needed to finalize paperwork the city will submit to the Minnesota Department of Revenue so the previously approved local sales and use tax can be implemented. “By doing that tonight, we'll get that document signed and be able to send everything in a bundle to the Department of Revenue,” staff member Hutton said during the meeting.
The council voted to approve the project plan after Hutton explained the Department of Revenue requested documentation confirming the council had…
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