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NewsBring Your Ideas — It’s an Opportunity to BuildMinot!

The community-minded folks at the Minot Public Library are making some noise for a new idea focused on gathering new ideas. The video below is a minute long and it tells the story of everything you need to know about where to take your idea for the Magic City. [...]

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CommentaryHey Minot, Did You Feel the Wind Shift?

So, for those of you who have been following the Minot Voice, something you might not know about me is that I’m a sailor. And if you’ve got no experience with sailors, let me describe our breed. We’re calm, industrious folk who make the most of our lot, and we’re acutely aware of the environment. [...]

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NewsOn the Record: City Council Alderman Comment on Snow Removal Ideas

Earlier this month, Minot’s City Council acted to take a systemic look at the policies and methods we’re using to remove snow from Minot’s streets. Following that meeting, I reached out to Alderman with a question seeking their thoughts on the ideas they believe should be explored. In fairness, I didn’t phrase my question to [...]

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NewsFlood Protection Update: January 12, 2017

Following last week’s monthly Souris River Joint Board meeting, I grabbed Ryan Ackerman, Project Administrator for the SRJB, for an update on a few aspects of Minot’s long-term flood protection efforts. It’s a six-minute interview, but this information is direct from the best source in town. Watch below. [...]

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NewsA Detailed Look at Engineering Floodwalls and Removable Openings

Following last month’s City Council discussion and vote to add an opening in the Phase 1 floodwall at the Anne Street Bridge, I followed up with SRJB Project Administrator Ryan Ackerman regarding several topics that came out in that debate. Most notably, I was concerned with the idea that removable floodwall structures were in some [...]

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NewsFirst Step Towards Recycling

The City of Minot will take its first step towards a citywide recycling program starting in January. A fee increase will help cover deficits that have been running in the sanitation department as wells as $600,000 in the budget for 2017 will cover the acquisition of automated trucks and city-provided bins. Jill Schramm with the [...]

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CommentaryThese Individuals Deserve All Our Thanks!

Yesterday, I put pictures of our City Engineer and Public Works Director on the Internet and questioned whether we have a system that gives the City of Minot the best chance of success. It was a difficult piece to publish because asking hard questions and questioning outcomes is uncomfortable business. Today, you’re getting a very [...]

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CommentaryWhat if they’re wrong?

Minot’s a small town in a slow economic time, and the City’s contracts for roads and sewers and flood protection are the fattest ones around. And the two most powerful people in town when comes to delivering those professional services contracts to engineering firms and paving the way for contractors and developers? It’s our Public [...]

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NewsA Growing List of Questions on Integrity and Maintenance

Bias at the top: I’ve been a vocal supporter of the opening in floodwall near the Anne Street Bridge. And if you haven’t been following the story, you can catch up on the coverage here. Last Monday, City Council voted 8-6 against a motion to amend Minot’s Phase 1 flood protection plans to add a [...]

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NewsAnn Street Bridge Opening: Council Members Comment on the Vote

As an ongoing feature here on the Minot Voice, following a controversial vote we’ll be asking elected officials to provide a statement or comment providing insight into the decision. It’s an opportunity for leadership to go on the record and explain their rationale — in their own words, and without the inevitable editorial narrative. Following [...]

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CommentaryThe Missing Main Street Opening Wasn’t the Only Flaw in Phase 1

Last Monday, City Council took up the issue of adding an opening in the floodwall at Main Street. It’s been a topic of discussion and commentary here on The Minot Voice since last spring, but it ramped up recently with news that there were also discussions taking place to remove the Anne Street Bridge. Council [...]

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NewsCouncil Shuts Down Access to Ann Street Bridge

The issue of the Ann Street Bridge and a new access point through Minot’s proposed flood wall at Main Street has been a topic of much discussion recently. Monday night, Minot’s City Council ended the discussion by voting to advance flood protection plans in their present form. No opening will be added for NE Minot [...]

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CommentaryCongressman Cramer on the Dakota Access Easement Ruling

Congressman Cramer weighs in with an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. He lays out the facts of the issue and lays the lawless outcome directly on the shoulders of President Obama. [...]

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CommentaryIs safety really the only priority in Phase 1 flood protection?

Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the story, here’s everything that’s been published. The question of a pedestrian opening in [...]

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CommentaryWhen are we going to start to listening to citizens?

Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the story, here’s everything that’s been published. Approximately a year ago, when the Phase [...]

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CommentaryCity Council should have to approve flood protection designs

Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the story, here’s everything that’s been published. If you didn’t know, designs for flood [...]

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