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Grand Forks council votes to oppose military-impact-zone bill unless city is excluded
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The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole voted unanimously to draft testimony opposing Senate Bill 2398 — a proposed state military impact zone and military compatibility commission — unless the bill is amended to exclude the City of Grand Forks and its extraterritorial area from the zone.
The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole voted unanimously Monday to draft testimony opposing Senate Bill 2398 unless the bill is amended to explicitly exclude the City of Grand Forks and its extraterritorial area from the proposed military impact zone.
Council President Sandy told colleagues the bill as written would create a 25-mile “military impact zone” around the Grand Forks Air Force Base and would vest a newly created military compatibility commission with review authority over land development within that radius. “I think it really challenges and is an infringement on our home rule authority,” Sandy said, urging the city to oppose the measure “unless it actually…
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