Why the hell isn’t the City of Minot doing any kind of “Shop our Downtown” advertising? Come on, people! I’m sick and tired of watching our local businesses slowly waste away from this construction disease! We are going to lose these places if something isn’t done, and soon. These small businesses have been fighting the good
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Did you notice? The City of Minot Public Works Department and Committee are recommending the City hire Houston Engineering to complete engineering work required for Minot’s System Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF). The SWIF is the plan we’re going to execute to bring our existing flood control levees back into compliance with Corps of Engineers requirements.
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Last week was committee week for the City of Minot, and there were more than a few notable items on tonight’s City Council agenda. Here’s the quick rundown of last week’s committee recommendations of note. Planning Commission We are a little more than a month removed from the troubling allegations of dysfunction and favoritism within
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Did you catch last week’s video flyover of Minot’s first phase of flood protection? It’s an extremely helpful visualization tool, and the City of Minot and Houston Engineering should be applauded for developing it. Well done! That said, there’s a significant design flaw, and if it doesn’t get corrected now, it’s the people in Northeast
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It was business as usual at tonight’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The big item on Monday’s City Council meeting agenda was whether to allow a conditional use permit for a City Council, April 4, 2016 Members Absent: Ben Berg, Dave Shomento Approval of Bills and Payroll. Monthly bills were approved without discussion. A list
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As #MakeMinot, we’ve formally launched our campaign to vote ‘Yes’ on City Council reform at the June 14th Primary Election. The full news release follows below. — Official News Release, #MakeMinot — A group organized to advocate City Council reform in Minot has announced their campaign to support a ‘Yes’ vote on a reform question
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Replacement of the Oak Park bridge on 4th Avenue NW will require the closure of the road through middle July. The closure will go into effect Tuesday, April 5th. Access to Oak Park will be available from the East on 4th Avenue. Also on Minot’s construction horizon is the closure of 16th Street SW near
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Neighbors of First Western Bank feel the records obtained through a FOIA request tell the story of City officials working hard to expedite variance requests on behalf of the bank. The case is currently making its way through the legal system.
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Following last week’s article in the Minot Daily News in which a former planning department employee raised serious questions about the way the department operates, the City of Minot issued the following news release that includes a statement from the City Manager. — Official News Release, City of Minot — Minot City Manager Responds to
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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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