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Grand Forks County commissioners enter executive session to discuss state lease offer for corrections facility
Summary
Commissioners voted unanimously to move into an executive session to discuss a North Dakota Department of Corrections proposal to lease an expansion of the county facility; a commissioner raised concerns that a long-term state contract could reduce local bed capacity and force inmate transports.
At a Grand Forks County Commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss a state offer to lease an expansion of the county’s facility to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and related contract negotiation strategy.
The session was called after a public participant raised concerns about the proposal’s potential effect on the county’s ability to house its own inmates. “We will find ourselves in a bind, going down the road here where we’re not…
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