An incident involving a dog bite that broke the skin of a woman cleaning frost from her car set the City’s vicious animal laws in motion. Kim Fundingsland with The Minot Daily News has the story.
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This June Minot will hold a government transition election that will place six newly elected City Council Alderman plus our current Mayor in charge of the City. Monday was the filing deadline for those seeking one of those six seats; nine people filed to have their names on the ballot. The move will also signal
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In the doldrums of the oil downturn, economic resiliency, development, and diversity have never been more important. And it’s become apparent — especially here in Minot where we see evidence of businesses closing almost weekly, that we haven’t been very good at creating any of those things. Perhaps it’s because we’re using the wrong methods.
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Between flood protection and NAWS, water-related infrastructure is what we’re going to be paying for Minot for a while. Minot’s Liasion Committee met yesterday, and among the discussion, pieces was how we’re going to meet our financial obligations on these projects. Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily News has the story.
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Though we can now park in Minot’s downtown parking garages, the projects are far from complete. Seeing as they haven’t been in the news for a few months, I reached out to Derek Hackett, the City of Minot’s Public Information Officer, with a few questions. Here’s the latest information. Question: Will we see construction on the
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The City of Minot Assessor, Kevin Ternes, released the City’s annual report Tuesday. The report is presented to Minot’s City Council which also serves as our City Board of Equalization. The 2017 True and Full Value of all property in Minot is down approximately 7%, total valuation is just over $4.5 billion. The full annual
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Gordmans filed for bankruptcy protection in March, and as that process moves forward we’re learning more about the future of the store. Now, Forum News Services is reporting that four North Dakota stores, including the one in Minot, will stay open. Houston-based retailer, Stage Stores, acquired the properties and will continue operating them and other
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The Minot Area Development Corporation has brought a request through the MAGIC Fund Screening Committee that will be before City Council tonight. I’ve been looking into the request for the past week or so, and have written some commentary on it which you can read here. But the details of the request are best left
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First and foremost, I applaud Stephanie Hoffart and her team at MADC for developing a prospect as exciting as Skyscopes. Between the Air Force, the oil and energy industries, and the ag business, the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) industry is a great fit for Minot. It would be awesome if our little town can carve
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The Ice Cold Ryders Motorcycle Club was facing charges of selling alcohol without a license, but those charges have been dismissed based on a motion filed by the State’s Attorney. Assets seized are also expected to be ordered returned.
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Minot’s recently-new City Manager, Tom Barry, spent much of the last three months on what he describes as a ‘listening tour’. It was method he used to get to know Minot before really digging into the priorities of the City. That tour is now complete, and Mr. Barry used this month’s City Manager’s Report in
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Good Morning Senator Hogue and Senator Larsen, I’m writing to provide a last minute appeal for House Bill 1163 regarding the removal of North Dakota’s Sunday closing laws. And because this debate is just the latest in a series at both the state and local level that has me concerned, I’m publishing this letter publicly
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A committee created to advise City Council on how to spend portions of the $74.3 million National Disaster Resilience Competition award is off to a less-than-transparent start. The Minot Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met for the first time on February 15, and according to minutes, the committee is made up of members of CDM Smith
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House Bill 1020 is the State Water Commission appropriations bill. It’s a big deal for Minot because it’s the Water Commission that contributes money to flood protection. In other words, if the Water Commission is appropriated money for flood protection, then Minot has a chance at getting some of those dollars. The bill was passed
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Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily has an update on Minot’s efforts to find funding for the long-term flood protection plan. An appropriation bill in the legislature is through the House and, if it holds together, it secures the state’s share of the first four phases. What’s less clear is how we’ll go funding our
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A City of Minot Ad Hoc Committee on nuisance weeds continues to make progress towards a plan that will allow the City to more effectively manage properties where weeds and construction debris become an eyesore and problem for surrounding property owners. The method proposed: enhancing existing tools and upping enforcement. Jill Schramm with the Minot
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