VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Board of Commissioners voted to approve a settlement agreement between Lindberg Brothers, Inc. and the City of Valley City on January 16th of 2018.

On November 7, 2016, the Lindberg Brothers filed a complaint against the City of Valley City seeking damages in connection with the Ninth Avenue Northwest reconstruction project.

City Attorney Lilie Mertins said the settlement agreement was for $70,000, of that amount, approximately $43,000 was payment designated to company that the NDDOT had retained until Lindberg Brothers completed the appropriate paperwork. The City’s attorney fees were covered by the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund.