The Grand Forks school district is losing it’s home for Central High School swim teams, and they’re looking at a partnership with the Grand Forks Park District to solve the problem. The GF Park District is exploring development of a community aquatics center; the extension of a .75% sales tax is the proposed funding source. Get the full story from the Grand Forks Herald.
And why does it matter in Minot? How do we measure ourselves with other places if we don’t know what’s happening in other places? Plus, it’s a great example of tax entities — a school district and a park district — working together to solve community two community needs with one project.