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Grand Forks County facilities director reports courthouse basement flooded, costs still being tallied

Grand Forks County Commission · February 18, 2026
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Facilities director Bill Grisevski told commissioners a Feb. 2 basement flood left water up to 46 inches in the courthouse boiler-room tunnel; mitigation work is underway, hundreds of staff hours have been logged and invoices are still arriving as the county pursues insurance and considers emergency-fund use.

The Grand Forks County director of facilities reported that on Feb. 2 crews discovered basement flooding in the courthouse, measuring approximately 46 inches at its peak in a boiler-room tunnel connecting the courthouse and annex.

"On February 2, we discovered the basement flooded with water with 46 inches of water was the actual depth, at 6AM," said Bill Grisevski, who described…

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