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Council narrows new gaming site rules but keeps 75% residency requirement with exemptions
Summary
The Grand Forks City Council on Aug. 18 approved an ordinance amendment governing gaming site authorizations that generally requires organizations to have 75% of staff and board members living in Grand Forks or Polk County, but adopted exemptions for single‑site owners and single‑event authorizations.
The Grand Forks City Council on Aug. 18 approved an ordinance amendment governing gaming site authorizations that generally requires eligible charitable organizations to have 75% of staff and board members residing in Grand Forks or Polk County, but the council adopted two exemptions: the 75% requirement does not apply if an eligible organization owns the real property of a single site in the city, and it does not apply to one‑time or single‑event site authorizations such as raffle events.
Don Santor, representing the North Dakota Association for the Disabled (NDAD), addressed the council during citizen comment and warned the 75% rule as initially…
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