Tag: SW Bypass

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Rallying a Community To Fight Highway Expansion (and why it matters in Minot)

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

In Portland, Maine, a business owner named Stanis Moody Roberts has embarked on a mission to rally his community against a highway expansion that threatened to take eight acres of his land. Over the past year, he and local residents have successfully swayed their town council to reconsider support for the project, delaying construction by

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County Commission Acts on Ag Land Tax Increases, SW Minot Bypass Advance, and Recreation Trail

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

An agricultural land tax increase, the bypass for SW Minot, and the recreational trail between Minot and Burlington were all topics for the Ward County Commission on Tuesday. The commission voted to increase ag land tax, the SW bypass is moving toward a feasibility study, and the recreational trail is going to get some improvements.

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