A City of Minot employee on the job for less than three weeks resigned from her position in the planning department last week, and she blew the whistle on some questionable city practices on her way out. Read the full story on the Minot Daily News.
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The site of a former home in Northwest Minot raises questions about the City of Minot’s flood recovery acquisition programs and demolition procedures. Acquired by the City of Minot in May of 2015, the home in question was previously located at 708 11th Street NW, outside proposed flood protection structures and near the edge of
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The big item on Monday’s City Council meeting agenda was whether to allow a conditional use permit for a proposed methadone clinic on North Hill. The issue generated more than a half hour of emotional testimony in support of the clinic, much of it expressing a desperate need for this type of facility in Minot.
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Each City Council meeting the Mayor and City Manager provide the council with an update on their activities over the previous month. The reports for March follow below in various formats. City Manager Report Below is a slide show that that accompanied City Manager Staab’s presentation. Welcome to New Employees! Ann Thorvik will take on
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Last Tuesday, I took a seat in room 201 at the Auditorium to watch what happens after the polls close. Elections are a sacred part of the process that makes our democracy work, and I — like I assume most of us — knew little about what happens behind the scenes. My role with The
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Let’s be honest, this Tuesday’s election is not exciting. Few elections are except for those among us who are politically obsessed. But unless you’re a municipal law lawyer, this one is particularly boring because Minot’s Home Rule Charter is not something you care about. And have you read the ballot language? Yikes. I’d rather read
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This coming Tuesday, March 1st, Minot citizens will be asked if they want to make some changes to the City’s Home Rule Charter. Here’s what you need to know. Why we’re voting The election was called in response to a certified petition to reform Minot’s City Council that was presented by the group #MakeMinot. But,
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March 1st Minot citizens will be asked if they want to amend Minot’s Home Rule Charter. The amendments were proposed in response to the petition filed by #MakeMinot to reform the makeup of City Council. Voting will take place March 1st at the Municipal Auditorium; polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Though it’s not officially part of the flood protection project, the work taking place on the 8th Ave. SW pump station is a critical first step in protecting our water supply. And yesterday, concrete was poured on flood walls. It’s progress.
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One of Minot’s embattled downtown parking garages is now open for cars. City leaders and project managers gathered Thursday afternoon to officially cut the ribbon. Work will continue around the structure as the commercial and residential space is built out.
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The Mouse River flood protection plan was chosen as a project worthy of an Army Corps of Engineers permanent flood protection study. The study is the first step in the Federal authorization process that may one day lead to more significant Federal funding. Senator Hoeven’s news release on the story follows below. — Official News
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Minot’s AmeriCorps Vista volunteers are making up their program as they go along, but one of their priority missions: helping Minot’s vulnerable populations.
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Last year, the legislature rejected a bill that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation. That action left cities the option of making their own laws, and a few have done just that. But Minot is not among them.
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Some coverage on our flood recovery from an outside source. Barry Amundson writing for the Grand Forks Herald provides an insightful look at our recovery process and the current status.
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Cedar Rapids flooded in 2008; the recovery there serves as a valuable measuring stick for Minot’s recovery. This story is from last summer, but seems all the more relevant as the City’s resilience spending becomes front and center news.
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Last fall I published an idea for Minot developed by the team at Ackerman Estvold; it was an engineering solution to open up the river and restore active water flow to the long-abandoned dead loops. The plan also called for the removal of the cofferdams, the permanent structures that cross the river channel and create
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