EGF considers Greenway fee increase

East Grand Forks residents could see a doubling of the fee they pay for Greenway maintenance starting in 2022.

Homeowners currently pay a buck a month on utility bills to help pave and maintain Greenway trails.  A staff recommendation would boost that fee to $2 dollars a month – with a 5% annual increase through 2032.

Parks Superintendent Reid Huttunen says the original trail system was installed in the years 2000-2005.  He says the current fee structure falls short of what’s needed to overlay all eleven miles of asphalt on a routine basis.

Under the proposed formula the fee would climb to $3.26 cents by 2032.  The city council showed support for the plan during this week’s work session.

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The council is also looking to address a growing number of complaints about motorized vehicle traffic in the Greenway system.  Supporters say making illegal motor vehicle activity an ordinance would give police greater enforcement actions.