GRAND FORKS – An agreement between Grand Forks County and Grand Forks Air Force Base is being held up as a model for military installations across the country, according to an Air Force spokesperson.

That agreement is the Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) that allows the county to lease land from the base, and sublease to GrandSky Aviation Park, the first commercial unmanned aircraft systems park in the U.S.

GrandSky and the Grand Forks EUL has been used by the Air Force as an example of how other military installations leverage their non-excess lands, said Laurel Falls of the Air Force’s Department of Public Affairs.

“Grand Forks’ success in blending industry, education and economic development with its Air Force mission is considered highly unique and successful among Enhanced Use Leases at o

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