#MakeMinot, the committee behind the initiative to reform the size and make-up of Minot’s City Council, issued a news release this morning offering a compromise reform plan and timeline. The full news release including the plan follows below. The list of questions submitted to the city referenced in the first paragraph can be read here.
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The Minot Area Development Corporation has pulled its request for a financial relief program intended for downtown merchants and property owners. MADC had requested a $500,000 program that would have provided interest buydowns for qualifying downtown merchants; they have been asked by the Downtown Business and Professional Association to take more time with the issue.
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Last week I covered some highlights from the 2015 outdoors scene with a look at pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse populations, plus record fishing license sales. While these were some of the many positive outdoor stories from the past year, there’s seldom a year of “perfect” conditions when most or all species are trending higher across
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State legislators are going to take a look at long-standing tax incentive policies to see if the laws are being used and delivering the intended results. Opinion: Well done! It’s good to take a look back once in a while to see how things are working.
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According to state-owned Korean Central Television, North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb. This admission drew quick condemnation from the international community. Bill Chappell with NPR has the story.
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With the oil (and thus money) flowing not quite as much, the ND Industrial Commission is starting to hear complaints of well sites that are abandoned without reclamation. Amy Dalrymple has the story on what will likely become a growing problem.
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Construction on the new Ward County administration building is wrapping up. Most departments have already made the move into their new space. Preliminary groundwork on the new jail is also complete.
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Little known fact: the first mosque in America was built in Ross, ND — 80 miles west of Minot. A few decedents of those early Muslim settlers are still in the area, and the Fargo Forum’s Archie Ingersoll tracked them for an interview.
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Want to get up to speed on the events surrounding the City Council reform discussion? Check out this interactive timeline that will introduce you to the key events in the process.
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News broke last month that the pipe responsible for the largest oil and saltwater spill in North Dakota history likely leaked for more than three months. It forces us to ask: is our regulatory policy incentivizing spill prevention? Rob Port takes on the issue in this story.
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Few towns in the heart of the oil boom have felt the pressure of growth as much as Watford City. And now, more than a year into the downward trend, the city is starting to evaluate the success of some of it’s post-boom policy planning.
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The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization is taking a progressive approach to building a bike-friendly community and they’re in the final stages of an application that would see them designated a ‘bicycle friendly community’. The Bismarck-Mandan area has more than 100 miles of trails and paths.
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A joint private-public project in Fargo has people lacing up skates in the downtown business district. It’s a trial rink for the next few years, but if successful the city and parks plan to make permanent.
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Scientists in Turkey are working on what is best described as a salt-infused road surface that has proven effective in reducing the formation of ice on the surface.
Read & Share sourced from: Science AlertThe active rig count dropped to 58 on Monday, and there are three more rigs that will shut down after completing their current well. It’s the lowest rig count since 2009. More from Amy Dalrymple writing at Oil Patch Dispatch, a Forum Communications blog.
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The movie Revenant was based on an actual grizzly bear mauling that took place near the North Dakota/South Dakota border. Hollywood, of course, took their artistic liberties with the story, but a glimpse of the historical account shows there was no need.
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