With the MARC vote coming up quickly, KX News sat down with City of Minot’s finance director Cindy Hemphill to get the facts on what items are charged a sales tax, what items are exempt, and how the proposal would affect your property taxes.
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Bids for Minot’s downtown infrastructure work were opened. The low bid was provided by Strata Corporation and at $14.4 million it was $3.4 million more than the estimated $11 million. The work to modernize and update all downtown utilities, streets, and sewers will begin this summer.
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Surrounding the MARC discussion, there have been lots of questions about where the City of Minot is at regarding several big, capital improvement projects. The biggest item in our future is flood protection, and The Minot Voice have an update on that next week, but recently I sat down with City of Minot Public Works
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The City of Minot’s Liquor and Gambling Control committee moved a proposed ordinance forward to the full City Council that would require Minot’s super clubs — establishments like Souris River Brewing, The Starving Rooster, 10 North Main, and Sweet & Flour to stop selling liquor when they close their kitchens. Here’s the language from the
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The Public Works committee has sent a proposed a change to the ordinance that regulates certain animals. The revised law for prohibited animals would include exceptions for animals used for service, assistance, or emotional support.
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At the City of Bismarck, an ordinance directed at food trucks is in the works. And though there are few details on what is being drafted, anecdotal evidence there are a few in Bismarck who have problems with food trucks. Full story from the Bismarck Tribune.
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The City of Minot Finance Committee is pulling a capital improvement project out of the normal budgetary process and moving it forward independently. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the $1.5 million expansion of the Public Works department; it will now go to City Council.
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The City of Bismarck is working proactively to make downtown Bismarck pedestrian friendly and with an atmosphere that invites people in. If approved, the changes would also implement a Design Review Committee. See the full list of changes from the Bismarck Tribune.
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The infrastructure is coming together, the next phase is to fill the NE Minot industrial park up with businesses that need a quality workforce and access to a rail system that will get them to market.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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