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Commissioners approve special‑use amendment for utility storage shop; one commissioner urges longer appeal window
Summary
The county approved a special‑use permit amendment for Base Utilities to build an equipment storage shop in Blooming Township and heard a commissioner warn the current meeting schedule shortens residents’ opportunity to appeal planning commission approvals.
Grand Forks County commissioners voted to approve a special‑use permit amendment allowing Base Utilities to build an equipment storage shop on a 4.84‑acre parcel in Section 31 of Blooming Township, and a commissioner raised concerns that the county’s rapid approval schedule reduces the public’s chance to file an appeal.
The action matters because the site lies near the intersection of County Road 3 and U.S. Highway 2 and is close to an airfield reserve area; commissioners and staff said the amendment conforms with the county…
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