Over the past week, Jonah Lantto and I sat down with each City Council candidate to talk Minot issues. Watch the interviews below. On June 12, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for one of these individuals. Shaun Sipma Tim Mihalick Upate: In the initial publication of this post, the embed code for another candidate
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Compare Minot to Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Williston — what’s Minot’s competitive advantage? What’s our leg up? What’s our niche? And how should we go about using our advantage to advance our community? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q10″]
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Compare Minot to Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Williston — what’s Minot’s competitive advantage? What’s our leg up? What’s our niche? And how should we go about using our advantage to advance our community? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q10″]
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Sales Tax is a critical but recently volatile revenue source for City and infrastructure projects — is our current percentage-based bucket plan that heavily subsidizes the cost of our government that otherwise be funded through property tax serving our needs or are there changes to how we use this revenue that need to be made?
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Sales Tax is a critical but recently volatile revenue source for City and infrastructure projects — is our current percentage-based bucket plan that heavily subsidizes the cost of our government that otherwise be funded through property tax serving our needs or are there changes to how we use this revenue that need to be made?
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Do you support the Minot Park District and the City of Minot’s Recreation Department coming together in some form? Comment on why or why not this should be considered and how the work of getting it done should be taken up if you support a combination. [candidate_quotes question=”2018_pb_q7″]
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What metrics or data points do you use to measure the effectiveness and health of the City, and what data and analysis tools would you like to see developed that are not currently available? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q6″]
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What metrics or data points do you use to measure the effectiveness and health of the City, and what data and analysis tools would you like to see developed that are not currently available? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q6″]
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Flood protection — it’s going to cost us both in construction and future operation and maintenance. Are there funding ideas not-yet-considered that should be put on the table? And what can we do improve return on investment through either added benefits for the citizens and community or reduced liabilities for operation and maintenance? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q5″]
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Flood protection — it’s going to cost us both in construction and future operation and maintenance. Are there funding ideas not-yet-considered that should be put on the table? And what can we do improve return on investment through either added benefits for the citizens and community or reduced liabilities for operation and maintenance? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q5″]
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We’re a year into the #MakeMinot government reform initiative. Share your thoughts on how it’s working for the City and the community and are there any additional City government reforms you’d like to see delivered? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q4″]
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We’re a year into the #MakeMinot government reform initiative. Share your thoughts on how it’s working for the City and the community and are there any additional City government reforms you’d like to see delivered? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q4″]
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The City of Fargo is in the midst of a debate over the use of special assessments as a revenue tool. Locally, Minot hasn’t used ‘specials’ to the same degree as many other North Dakota cities, but the special assessments for Minot’s downtown infrastructure project will be finalized soon. Do you support the City adding
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The City of Fargo is in the midst of a debate over the use of special assessments as a revenue tool. Locally, Minot hasn’t used ‘specials’ to the same degree as many other North Dakota cities, but the special assessments for Minot’s downtown infrastructure project will be finalized soon. Do you support the City adding
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Somehow, the City of Minot has made it through 130 years without a mission statement. In this edition of TheMinotVoice’s candidate forums, City Council candidates are asked to write one. The City of Minot doesn’t presently have a mission statement. Write one for us. [candidate_quotes question=”2018_mm_q2″]
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Somehow, the City of Minot has made it through 130 years without a mission statement. In this edition of TheMinotVoice’s candidate forums, City Council candidates are asked to write one. The City of Minot doesn’t presently have a mission statement. Write one for us. [candidate_quotes question=”2018_cc_q2″]
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