Flood protection — it’s going to cost us both in construction and future operation and maintenance. Are there funding ideas not-yet-considered that should be put on the table? And what can we do improve return on investment through either added benefits for the citizens and community or reduced liabilities for operation and maintenance? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q5″]
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Cursive writing — is it a critical or antiquated part of elementary school curriculum and how well does this practice align with the School District’s mission to “empower learners to succeed in a changing world”? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q5″]
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We’re a year into the #MakeMinot government reform initiative. Share your thoughts on how it’s working for the City and the community and are there any additional City government reforms you’d like to see delivered? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q4″]
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We’re a year into the #MakeMinot government reform initiative. Share your thoughts on how it’s working for the City and the community and are there any additional City government reforms you’d like to see delivered? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q4″]
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In your opinion, is the culture of Minot Public Schools education and our distribution of resources tilted more towards arts and humanities or sports and athletics? Is that the proper balance, and if not, how do you go about equalizing the imbalance? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q4″]
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From a facility perspective, what’s Minot’s most urgent priority? Map a pathway to delivering this facility politically, financially, and perhaps collaboratively into the community? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_pb_q4″]
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From our reading of the 2018 Park District budget, Roosevelt Park Zoo is expected to operate at an ~$1,000,000 deficit. Operation of MAYSA is expected to cost ~$700k above forecast revenue. Does your reading of the budget affirm those numbers? If not, please explain. If yes, is it appropriate that citizens of Minot bear the
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Let’s assume all signs point to continued growth in Minot and the obvious decision is to build a new high school. The voters approve it. Your job is to defend a position you may not agree with on where to locate the school. With that in mind, What’s the downside to building on the easy
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The City of Fargo is in the midst of a debate over the use of special assessments as a revenue tool. Locally, Minot hasn’t used ‘specials’ to the same degree as many other North Dakota cities, but the special assessments for Minot’s downtown infrastructure project will be finalized soon. Do you support the City adding
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The City of Fargo is in the midst of a debate over the use of special assessments as a revenue tool. Locally, Minot hasn’t used ‘specials’ to the same degree as many other North Dakota cities, but the special assessments for Minot’s downtown infrastructure project will be finalized soon. Do you support the City adding
Read & ShareThe cost of maintaining infrastructure is a challenge facing municipalities across the country. Do we allow our communities to push outward and thus drive up operation, maintenance, and eventual infrastructure replacement costs — thus forcing necessary tax increases? One Michigan town is dealing with the challenge and an idea that’s been put on the table as
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The Minot Public School District’s mission: Empower all learners to succeed in a changing world. The vision: Assuring learning for life-long success. Are our mission and vision statements capturing the needed scope of work and how are we doing at accomplishing our mission and realizing our vision? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_sb_q2″]
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A mission statement sits at the very core efforts and goals of an organization. In this second question directed to Park Board candidates, we asked them to evaluate the Park District’s mission statement. This is the Park District’s mission statement: “To provide a broad-based opportunity for the citizens of Minot and its visitors to enhance
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Somehow, the City of Minot has made it through 130 years without a mission statement. In this edition of TheMinotVoice’s candidate forums, City Council candidates are asked to write one. The City of Minot doesn’t presently have a mission statement. Write one for us. [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q2″]
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Somehow, the City of Minot has made it through 130 years without a mission statement. In this edition of TheMinotVoice’s candidate forums, City Council candidates are asked to write one. The City of Minot doesn’t presently have a mission statement. Write one for us. [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q2″]
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The first of The Minot Voice’s Minot School Board election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each participating School Board candidate’s brief thoughts on a Minot community and School District
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