Grand Forks Park Board to study Red River boat house
December 4, 2012 at 4:19 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Ground Up Adventures, a local nonprofit group that encourages non-motorized uses of the rivers, received a lukewarm reception from Grand Forks Park District members Tuesday. Continue Reading
Andy Magness gets an A for effort. The canoes and the kayaks sound like fun but I’m taking a pass on the stand-up paddle boards. You are not getting me in that water. I’m chicken or sensible … you decide.
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I remember how you felt about swimming. Good to see you might be coming around
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And the Army Corps of Engineers is going to approve it on the North Dakota side? Maybe Ground up Adventures should have gotten that question answered before bringing it to the council asking for money.
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The boathouse will not be there during flood season, so it doesn’t need Army Corps approval.
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Then why did they shoot it down in East Grand Forks?
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The plan presented in East Grand Forks called for a permanent structure on the wet side of the dike.
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More tax money subsidizing a “service” that can’t stand on it’s own merits.
Wrong. Evil. Typical, with GF politicians.
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The money would come from the Park District, which levies it’s own mills. If the Park District does not increase it’s mill rate, but rather reallocates resources within its existing budget, there is no increase. Just a re-ranking of priorities.
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