North Dakota regulators have ordered the operator of a wind farm to move one of its turbines from a summer house that belongs to a family in Oliver County. The North Dakota Public Service Commission voted 3-0 Wednesday to require that Minnesota Power remove the turbine within six months. The company can either leave it down or move it farther away from the Oliver County home. Keith Kessler and his family filed a complaint last year that the turbine is within the 1,400-foot buffer the company said it would maintain between turbines and occupied residences at its Bison wind farm. The PSC said the house fit the definition of occupied even though the family does not live there full-time.
Lane Closure on Gateway Drive in Grand Forks
(KNOX) - East bound traffic on Gateway Drive, Highway 2, in Grand Forks will be down to one lane between N. 20th St. and Columbia Road starting on Tuesday, November 12th. Crews need access to utility lines under the road for private utility work. Th...
Nov 10, 2024
East Grand Forks voters pass sales-and-use taxes
(KNOX) - Two special ballot questions in East Grand Forks passed, meaning a one-percent sales and use tax will raise revenue to finance upgrades to the Civic Center Sports Complex AND the VFW Memorial Arena. The Civic Center question passed with 59 p...
Nov 06, 2024
Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission Approves Ordinance Change
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission approved the removal of the 20% rule in residential districts. Grand Forks City Planner Sierra Johnson says that the change would reduce side yard setback requirements. "This specific ordin...
Nov 11, 2024
Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission Approves Reconfigurations
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission approved a reconfiguration of lots at Columbia Park at 1970 South Columbia Road. Haylie Grasser, city planner, says that the purpose of the request is to separate the lot into two for future ten...
Nov 07, 2024