From a facility perspective, what’s Minot’s most urgent priority? Map a pathway to delivering this facility politically, financially, and perhaps collaboratively into the community? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_pb_q4″] [...]Read More... from Park Board Candidates Comment on Our Most Needed Facility
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Park Board Candidates Comment on Property Tax Subsidies of Regional Attractions
From our reading of the 2018 Park District budget, Roosevelt Park Zoo is expected to operate at an ~$1,000,000 deficit. Operation of MAYSA is expected to cost ~$700k above forecast revenue. Does your reading of the budget affirm those numbers? If not,[...]
School Board Candidates Comment on a Hypothetical Second High School
Let’s assume all signs point to continued growth in Minot and the obvious decision is to build a new high school. The voters approve it. Your job is to defend a position you may not agree with on where to locate the[...]
Mayoral Candidates Comment on Special Assessment Policy
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[...]
Council Candidates Comment on Special Assessment Policy
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[...]
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School Board Candidates Comment on the School District Mission and Vision
The Minot Public School District’s mission: Empower all learners to succeed in a changing world. The vision: Assuring learning for life-long success. Are our mission and vision statements capturing the needed scope of work and how are we doing at accomplishing our[...]
Park Board Candidates Comment on the Park District Mission
A mission statement sits at the very core efforts and goals of an organization. In this second question directed to Park Board candidates, we asked them to evaluate the Park District’s mission statement. This is the Park District’s mission statement: “To provide[...]
Mayoral Candidates Consider a City of Minot Mission Statement
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[...]
City Council Candidates Consider the City’s Mission Statement
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[...]
School Board Candidates Comment on a School District Self Assessment
The first of The Minot Voice’s Minot School Board election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each[...]
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Park Board Candidates Provide a SWOT Self Assessment
The first of The Minot Voice’s Minot Park Board election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each[...]
City Council Candidates Comment on a Community Self Assessment
The first of The Minot Voice’s City of Minot election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each[...]
Mayoral Candidates Provide a Minot Self-Assessment
The first of The Minot Voice’s City of Minot election coverage begins with an executive summary SWOT. SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and the analysis is used to help organizations begin a self-assessment. Below you’ll find each[...]
Council Candidates Comment on the drug problem and local solutions
The final question in our City Council candidate’s forum is on the growing drug problem and solutions the City can contribute to. And for more on the election and other forum questions, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content,[...]
On Becoming Informed, Minot, and Public Service
On May 24th I attended a candidate forum for the candidates running for Minot City Council. It was sponsored by the Minot Daily News which I credit for its dedication to community awareness. Although the attendance was pretty good, I suspect the[...]
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Candidates comment on the size of city government
Question ten of eleven in our online City Council candidate’s forum is on the size of Minot’s city government and departments. For more on this forum and information about Minot’s City Council election and candidates, check out our election headquarters here. If[...]