The City of Minot will be moving aggressively towards purchasing and demolishing flood-abandoned zombie homes. Funds for the process are coming from a recently reappropriated $1.5 million grant. For more details, catch the full story from KMOT News.
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The City of Minot got a $1.5 million grant from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency. The goal, help the city deal with approximately 250 derelict zombie homes that remain following the 2011 flood.
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Yet another example of progressive municipal government using new tools to enhance and improve services.
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Have you ever wondered where Minot’s City Council stands in comparison to the elected leadership of other communities? Here’s your chance to learn how the City of Minot City Council is made up, and how we compare to our neighbors. It’s a quick and easy presentation.
Read & ShareA quick story about progressive municipal government taking shape in Fargo. The City of Fargo is considering developing a smartphone app that will help them monitor parking.
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KX News spoke with the City’s Finance Director Cindy Hemphill and Chris Lindbo of the Downtown Minot Association on the downtown parking holes.
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The Chairman of the Grand Forks Library board is getting progressive with his vision for the services provided by the City’s library.
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This comes out of Grand Forks, but it’s not a unique problem. It’s fair to say that the issues of snow removal are similar… at least in North Dakota, so get informed on one of the challenges of keeping the streets clean.
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Bids were higher than expected, so they will be put out again for a second go around, this time in three phases taking place over the next three summers.
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A quick follow-up to a story from yesterday, while here in Minot our flood protection design work has gotten underway with no clear path to full project financing, in Fargo they’re exploring a private-public financing option to fast-track construction and lower costs.
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Update: KX News interviewed City of Minot Public Works Director Dan Jonasson regarding this story. Catch the interview here. — Official News Release, City of Minot — Work has begun on the design of the first three phases of flood protection within the city of Minot. Survey crews, geotechnical crews and other personnel from the
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The City of Minot may soon be looking for a planning director. The proposed new position would responsible for working with pre-established businesses along with developing a long-term comprehensive growth plan.
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The City of Minot’s Finance Committee approved using 2015 Sales tax dollars towards competing in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s Disaster Resiliency Competition. Up for grabs are portions of a billion dollars that is being made available to disaster impacted communities.
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The City of Minot’s Finance Committee heard a report on the downtown parking lot fiasco. A full estimate of the money required to get the projects moving is expected for Monday’s full City Council meeting.
Read & Share sourced from: KX NewsEstevan made public the strategic plan and long-term vision for the city. And this is isn’t just about the physical vision for the city, it’s about completely rethinking city services and how they are delivered.
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It’s an ongoing issue for municipalities… getting what you pay for, and in a timely manner. In Minot, we’re dealing with our own issues with a contractor who wasn’t up to the contract they signed.
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