Progress! Signs of Movement at Downtown Parking Sites

There is equipment showing up and there are signs of activity at downtown Minot’s hopefully soon-to-be completed parking garages. Below is a list of closure and traffic alteration information related to the construction of the downtown parking structures. See graphic below for details. Closures and detours will begin Monday, March 30th and continue until further

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Minot Disaster Resiliency Competition

The City of Minot has finalized and submitted our application for the National Disaster Resiliency Competition. KX News has the story.

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What does it take to create great public spaces?

Minot’s in the midst of a downtown renaissance, and one of the keystone projects in that vision is the NDR-associated downtown gathering space. But what will that space look like and how will it live? These are questions that remain to be answered, but if we take in the experience of others, we may be

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Parking Garage Construction Set to Move Forward

At a press conference this afternoon, Minot’s City Manager Lee Staab delivered welcome news on the construction status of two downtown parking garages. Listen to Mr. Staab’s comments below. — Official News Release, City of Minot — At a press conference held today, Minot City Manager Lee Staab informed the citizens of Minot that work

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News Release: City’s NDRC Application is Online

The City of Minot’s National Disaster Resilience Competition is now online and open for public comment. You can read the full news release below. If you want to view the application in PDF format, check it out here. — News Release, City of Minot — The City of Minot will hold a PUBLIC REVIEW and

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Public Notice: City of Minot’s Disaster Resilience Application Available for Review

Public Notice for Comment Draft National Disaster Resilience Competition Phase I Application NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Minot will hold a PUBLIC REVIEW and COMMENT PERIOD for the purpose of soliciting citizens’ review and comment on the submission of a PHASE I Application for the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) to the

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Downtown Shuttle Helps Parking Crunch

The Minot Parking Authority will be providing a downtown shuttle service to help ease the parking strain. The shuttle will run from the Municipal Auditorium parking lot to downtown locations. A schedule is available at www.downtownminot.com.

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Mayor Barney and City Manager in Washington to Meet ND Congressional Leaders

Minot’s leadership is in Washington today to meet with Senator’s Hoeven, Heitkamp, and Representative Cramer. The goal of the meetings, bring our elected officials up to speed on the needs of Minot regarding flood protection and status of our application for HUD dollars.

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Leadership Says: The Proposed Weapons Ordinance

In case you missed it in 0ther media outlets, Minot’s City Council voted on a proposed ordinance that would have made using BB guns and bow and arrow illegal within the City of Minot. There was much discussion on the topic at Monday’s regular meeting, but in the end the City Council voted down the

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Proposed: Amended City Ordinance to Redefine ‘Weapon’

It’s illegal to discharge a weapon within the City of Minot, and a proposed ordinance will amend existing law to clarify the definition of ‘weapon’. Included in the new definition: bows and arrows and BB guns and Airsoft BB guns. Some question remains as to whether paintball guns also fit under the new definitions. The

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Surge Funding: How We’re Spending It

Following the passage of the surge funding bill that includes $32 million for Minot, we reached out to City of Minot officials to see how that money is earmarked. Here’s the official news release on that topic and the continued reform of the formula for distributing oil tax revenues. — Official News Release, City of

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Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery: Saving Historic Buildings

Cedar Rapids had a major flood in 2008. In some ways, they are three years ahead on the same flood recovery path. Are we looking at our future? No, probably not. Should we try to learn something anyway? Probably yes.

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Bismarck Planning Against Urban Sprawl

Bismarck has grown significantly in the past 50 years, both in area and population. Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary is proposing a plan to encourage growth within. It’s a concept that has the potential to solve numerous issues associated with growth.

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Dalrymple Signs Surge Funding Bill

Governor Dalrymple made it official this afternoon. The surge funding for the oil-impacted west is on the way, construction projects will be able to get underway this spring. The bill includes $32 million for Minot. The full news release from the Governor’s office is below. — Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple

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Fargo: 8 City Candidates Expected to Debate in Front of Coming Election

Two are running for Mayor. Six are running for one open City Commission seat. Here in Minot, we’ll keep you up to date on this engaging, issue-focused campaign for civic leadership seats.

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Let’s Reluctantly Vote ‘yes’ on Tuesday

Tuesday’s election is a hard choice. Of all the issues facing Minot and Ward County, spending $37 million on a jail feels like a case of misplaced priorities. Not long ago, we said no to a second high school. In two months, we’ll vote again on a  recreation and aquatics center, and that effort is

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