North Dakota Border Cities Like Grand Forks, Expect Confusion if Time Change Bill Passes

A clock stands in front of the former train depot in downtown Fargo.  (Jeff Beach/North

(By: Jeff Beach. North Dakota Monitor) – What if North Dakotans quit changing their clocks twice a year?

“Chaos might be too strong a word,” said Charley Johnson, president and CEO of the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau. “But certainly confusing.”

As most Americans prepare to spring forward into daylight saving time this weekend, the North Dakota Legislature is considering a bill that would end the time changes, operating on standard time all year long.

Johnson, whose organization operates in Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, promoting tourism and events, said it’s a really bad idea. He noted that roughly one-third of North Dakota residents live in Fargo, Grand Forks and Wahpeton, cities with strong ties to neighboring towns across the Red River in Minnesota.