Griggs Building Authority members to resign

Cooperstown  (CSi)  The Grand Forks Herald reports that three Griggs County Building Authority members will resign after a settlement in the dispute over an unfinished courthouse and emergency operations center was reached.

The Griggs County Commission and Building Authority agreed to drop civil lawsuits against each other. The decision was reached during a mediation session according to County Commissioner John Wakefield.

As part of the agreement, three members of the Building Authority will resign. They will be replaced by members of the County Commission, which then will hold a majority on the five-member authority.