Cedar Rapids had a major flood in 2008. In some ways, they are three years ahead on the same flood recovery path. Are we looking at our future? No, probably not. Should we try to learn something anyway? Probably yes. [...]Read More...[...]
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Bismarck Planning Against Urban Sprawl
Bismarck has grown significantly in the past 50 years, both in area and population. Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary is proposing a plan to encourage growth within. It’s a concept that has the potential to solve numerous issues associated with growth. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Dalrymple Signs Surge Funding Bill
Governor Dalrymple made it official this afternoon. The surge funding for the oil-impacted west is on the way, construction projects will be able to get underway this spring. The bill includes $32 million for Minot. The full news release from the Governor’s[...]
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Fargo: 8 City Candidates Expected to Debate in Front of Coming Election
Two are running for Mayor. Six are running for one open City Commission seat. Here in Minot, we’ll keep you up to date on this engaging, issue-focused campaign for civic leadership seats. [...]Read More... from Fargo: 8 City Candidates Expected to Debate[...]
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Let’s Reluctantly Vote ‘yes’ on Tuesday
Tuesday’s election is a hard choice. Of all the issues facing Minot and Ward County, spending $37 million on a jail feels like a case of misplaced priorities. Not long ago, we said no to a second high school. In two months,[...]
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Minot Sales Tax Recap
Minot has a 2 cent sales tax, Ward County adds a half cent, and the Park District’s hope is that we’ll swap property taxes for an additional one cent. You’re going to need a sales tax education; start with this story from[...]
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Single-Sort Recycling on Radar in Moorhead, Clay County and Fargo
The news: The Fargo area is moving towards making it’s recycling program even more convenient. The quick commentary: In Minot, we’ve yet to get the ball rolling on any type of recycling program and we’re running out of room in our landfill.[...]
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We Feed, We Power, We Protect
With agriculture, we feed the world. With oil, we power the world. And with the Minot Air Force Base, we protect the world. These ideas sit at the core of the Minot’s application for the National Disaster Resiliency Competition and give City[...]
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Fargo Commissioners OK ballot for City Charter Change
You may have noticed some coverage of Minot’s City Council recently. Here’s a short reference piece to show you it is possible to make changes to how our local government is managed. [...]Read More... from Fargo Commissioners OK ballot for City Charter[...]
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City Council Reform: We’re Starting the Conversation
I’ve thought for several days now how I wanted to proceed regarding the survey on Minot’s City Council. Whether you participated or not, the results raise serious questions about our community. And while I have my opinion on what the results tell[...]
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City Council Survey: About the Survey & the Results
The City Council survey arose out of some research I did on the makeup of our City Council; it revealed this: compared to neighbor communities, Minot’s Council is quite large. Plus, over the past three election cycles (information further back was not[...]
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City Council Survey: The Wrong Conclusions
If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the fifth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context. Start[...]
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City Council Survey: Are These the Right Conclusions?
If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the sixth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context.[...]
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Let’s Fix a Broken System and Restore Trust in Leadership
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time. --Henry Ward Beecher [...]Read More... from Let’s Fix a Broken System and Restore Trust in Leadership
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Leadership Says: On Restoring Trust in Local Leadership
Leadership Says is a semi-regular feature on The Minot Voice whereby we pose a question or topic to our elected leaders and ask for their thoughts. The Topic: At the City level, Minot has some serious trust issues as evidenced by our[...]
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City Council Reform: #MakeMinot — Join the Conversation
Leave a comment The comment section is down there, just keep scrolling. If you have some quick thoughts or want to publicly show your support one way or another — here’s your chance. You’ll need to register, use your full name, and keep[...]