If you haven’t yet heard of Paramount Sports, you should take a minute to acquaint yourself with this KX News story or here on Facebook. They’re an in-development business concept that at first glance looks very similar to what the Park District is proposing with the MARC. And though there are some similarities, there is
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MARC proponents talk a lot about the proposed facility’s ability to attract new sporting events and tournaments to Minot and how they’ll bring money into the community. To get more specific on that topic, I sat down with Visit Minot’s Director of Sports and Events Wade Regier to get an idea of what we know
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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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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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Paramount Sports recently made their introduction to Minot via social media. If you haven’t heard of what they’re up to, KX News Business beat has more on the still-developing business concept as well as other business news.
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The Park District has released what I’ll call ‘ballpark’ membership ranges for the proposed Minot Aquatics and Recreation Center. Here they are: Single Memberships: $35-55 per month Family Memberships: $60-75 per month Daily Fee Visits: $5 – 7.50 The full news release below contains more details on how these figures were arrived at as well
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With the upcoming Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center vote, we’ve heard a lot about the facility that was built and opened last spring in Williston. The Williston Area Recreation Center is being held up as an example of what Minot’s proposed rec center may look like, so it seemed appropriate to give you a tour and
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Rob Port at Say Anything Blog isn’t yet sold on the MARC proposal.
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A proposed sports complex with facilities similar to the Park District’s proposed MARC was announced this week on Facebook. The development is being proposed by JMJ enterprises. The Minot Voice will have more on this story next week.
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It’s in the title, but let’s be crystal clear on this. This article is pure speculation. Park District officials have repeatedly said it would not be financially responsible to purchase land before they have authority from voters to build the MARC. So, as far as the Park District is concerned, they’re not saying, and it’s
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Minot resident’s had the opportunity to meet the consultant and design firm behind the MARC proposal and have other questions answered by Park District officials. Jill Schram of the Minot Daily News has the story.
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This Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium, representatives from Minot Park District, IBIS Enterprises, and Ohlson Lavoi Collaborative will be on hand to answer questions about the Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center proposal. You are encouraged to attend and bring your questions.
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Ward County Farm Bureau and Ward County Farmers Union have spoken out against the proposed 1 cent sales tax and the new funding method for the Park District.
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This past Tuesday, members of the Park Board traveled to Williston to tour the ARC, Williston’s Aquatics and Recreation Center. See video coverage of the building and hear comments from Darin Krueger, Executive Director of Williston Parks.
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The Minot Daily News is asking, and you can participate without being a paid subscriber. Follow the ‘Source’ link below.
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If you caught Minot Daily News last Sunday and happened to read the letters, you may have noticed one from Y.M.C.A. Executive Director Roger Mazurek titled ‘YMCA politely declines at this time’. In the letter, he makes official the Y’s intention not to participate in a revenue sharing plan with the proposed MARC. Sadly for
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