The Grand Forks County Board has set the wheels in motion to sell bonds this fall to pay for a planned correctional center expansion project and upgraded juvenile detention facility.
The commission O-K’d a series of resolutions this week ranging from a lack of protests to providing for the public sale of up to $35 million dollars in bonds.
As it stands right now the bonds will be repaid via a seven mill capital fund levy on property taxes and some ARPA Relief money.
The county has also tossed out the idea of asking voters for a local sales tax as part of the plan to adopt Home Rule Charter.
The correctional center and juvenile detention are strained by occupancy and aging issues. Construction Engineers is serving as the Construction Manager at Risk for the project.
Bond bids are scheduled to be opened on September 20th.
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