GRAND FORKS — With the 2027 legislative session set to begin in January, the Grand Forks Legislative Committee is working on the issues it wants to prioritize.
The topics so far fall under infrastructure and transportation funding, public safety, support for water projects, employee benefits and fiscal solubility, community and economic development, and municipal government matters.
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“Next week, we’ll be looking for approval of these priorities, and then we will have these officially stamped,” said John Bernstrom, the city's public information officer. “The timing works out good, because we have the election next week; we’ll know who we’re working with.”
Bernstrom presented the committee’s preliminary recommendations at the City Council’s Committee of the Whole work session on Monday, Oct. 26.
Under infrastructure and transportation, priorities include supporting legislation for a natural gas pipeline from western North Dakota to the eastern part of the state. Additionally, the focus remains on securing access to state funding sources like the North Dakota Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund and state Prairie Dog infrastructure funds. However, Bernstrom noted that it's ...