Work is finally getting underway on the exteriors of Minot’s downtown parking garages. The City-hired contractor wasted no time getting to it, and it’s a welcome sign of progress. If you hadn’t heard, it’s going to cost the City approximately $573,000 because the original contract and drawings didn’t include the work. City Council was the
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Trinity Health’s efforts to build a hospital in Southwest Minot cleared a hurdle in the form of a zoning change and the issuance of conditional use permits needed to move the process forward. The Planning Commission’s recommendations will go the full City Council next Monday. Trinity’s news release follows below. — Official News Release, Trinity
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The Corps of Engineers was in Minot last week to gather feedback on what they should be considering as study whether the Federal Government should be a participant in our flood protection efforts. The study is expected to take until 2019. If successful, we may see a federal appropriation in the years following. KMOT has
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Minot’s just starting the conversation on how to more fully fund our local share of flood protection, but in Fargo, the issue is already on the ballot. This article — while not directly about Minot — is a great primer on the factors that go into figuring how we’re going to come up with our
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The downtown parking saga continues. Gary Reddick, the architect of Minot’s beleaguered parking structures and the more broad Imagine Minot downtown concept, has been released by Cypress Development, the primary developer of the projects. Mr. Reddick’s contract with Cypress was terminated just as another contract between the Portland-based architect and the City of Minot was
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Per a Facebook post seeking applicants for the City of Minot’s Finance Director position and confirmation from the City’s Public Information Officer Derek Hacket, the City’s acting City Manager and Finance Director, Cindy Hemphill, will be stepping down as of February. We’ll have more on the story as released by the City of Minot.
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The committee advising on Minot’s transition to a smaller, 7-member Modern Council next June is recommending raises be given to elected officials starting in the 2018 budget year. Alderman currently earn $595 per month; if approved by the full City Council, that wage would increase to $1,000 per month. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT has more on
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The Mayor of Dickinson, Scott Decker, is advocating the City do away with quotas on liquor licenses and set a price on acquiring a license. The reason is “to attract more businesses to the area, especially downtown”. It’s a topic relevant to Minot as we’re in the process of considering a similar revision.
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Following a significant rain event in the upper portion of the Souris River basin on Sunday, the City of Minot issued the following news release to address concerns about a repeat of the 2011 flood. In short, the circumstances Sunday’s rain event are significantly different than 2011 and there is no threat of flooding in
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Lance Meyer, the City of Minot’s Engineer provided a construction update to the Public Works Committee on Wednesday. You can listen to the complete update on the project below, but the key points are as follows. The project is going well. The first contract milestone is July 15th, and with concrete work moving more quickly
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Following the closure of Sidekick’s bar and grill due to a licensing issue, I asked the City for official comment on the availability of other license types that might have allowed the business to continue operating. Read the full question and the City’s response provided by the City’s Public Information Officer below. Question: The owners of Sidekicks
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The neighbors of First Western Bank who’ve filed a lawsuit against the City of Minot over the granting of parking and expansion related variances had their appeal heard by the North Dakota Supreme Court on Monday. The question: do they have the right to appeal a Planning Commission decision to District Court?
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Last night’s City Council meeting was one of transition. Several Alderman had an opportunity to make remarks on their experience and four new Alderman were seated. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT has the story.
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The doors are locked, the lights are turned off, and all signs point to Sidekicks bar and grill being closed for good. Though the owner of the establishment has not yet been reached for comment, Rob Teets, the Charitable Gaming Manager for the Minot Hockey Boosters which previously operated the gaming inside of Sidekicks confirmed
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In January, the City of Minot was awarded ~$74 million through the Housing and Urban Development’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. Since the award announcement, the City has been patiently awaiting federal guidance as to which parts of our competition application were funded, and as of the June 21 Park Board meeting, it seems the City
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The Tuesday, June 14, 2016 election was a gut shot for several “establishments” in North Dakota. The establishment of the Republican legislative super-majority took it in the shorts from the voters who crushed the corporate farming bill. One of the legislators who had sponsored the corporate farming bill complained to the media about the “lies” of
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