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Courthouse basement floods; county outlines recovery and records plan

Grand Forks County Commission · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Five feet of water entered the courthouse basement after a frozen pipe; staff praised buildings-and-grounds crews for emergency response, reported a courthouse improvement grant award, and outlined a records-preservation matrix and drying operations.

County staff told commissioners on Feb. 3 that a frozen pipe caused four to five feet of water to flood the courthouse basement. Staff credited buildings-and-grounds crews with immediate response and praised a staff member for devising a solution that avoided pumping water outdoors.

County staff said the flood forced rapid action to…

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