What do Middle-earth, the mythological realm of J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Minot Park District’s 5-year planning process have in common? They’re both topics of this week’s #GoodTalkMinot conversations. On our first hour we’re joined by Director Kena Davidson and Actor Cade Solberg.[...]
Tag: Minot Park District
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Park District Candidates Comment on Parks & Rec Consolidation
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[...]
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Park Board Candidates Comment on Measuring Success
What metrics or data points do you use to measure the Park District’s performance? Is there information you’d like to see developed to better measure trends within the organization and delivery of the Park District’s mission? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_pb_q5″] [...]Read More... from Park[...]
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Park Board Candidates Comment on Gathering Space Involvement
Should the Park District be a partner to the City of Minot’s proposed NDRC-funded downtown gathering space? If so, to what degree, in what form, and under what conditions? [candidate_quotes question=”2018_pb_q6″] [...]Read More... from Park Board Candidates Comment on Gathering Space Involvement
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Park Board Candidates Comment on Our Most Needed Facility
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,[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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Minot area needs up to $400 million for water projects
Between flood protection and NAWS, water-related infrastructure is what we’re going to be paying for Minot for a while. Minot’s Liasion Committee met yesterday, and among the discussion, pieces was how we’re going to meet our financial obligations on these projects. Jill[...]
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Downtown Fargo ice rink planned for next three winters
After a successful season last winter, the Downtown Community Partnership in Fargo has made plans to re-open a downtown skating rink for three more winters. For the 2015-16 season, the rink attracted about 30 skaters per day. [...]Read More... from Downtown Fargo[...]
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Roosevelt Park Soo Line Locomotive Restored
A piece of Minot’s history that sits at the entrance to Roosevelt Park Zoo has been restored. The Soo Line Locomotive No. 735 was damaged by the 2011 flood, but with help from the Rotary Club, the Minot Area Community Foundation and[...]
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Boston Is Covered In Goose Poop and People Are Mad As Hell
It’s a problem that’s growing across the country, but in Boston, citizens have become particularly vocal. Motherboard has that story. We have our own goose challenges in Minot, and if you haven’t been through Oak Park in a while, it’s worth a[...]
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Hammond Park Basketball Courts to be Dedicated to Dale Brown
The former LSU basketball coach and Minot native will be honored with a statue and a dedication of the courts at Hammond Park on the 19th of August. [member_allowed] [...]Read More... from Hammond Park Basketball Courts to be Dedicated to Dale Brown
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Listen: Old-Ramstad School Site a Priority for Disaster Resilience Funding
In January, the City of Minot was awarded ~$74 million through the Housing and Urban Development’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. Since the award announcement, the City has been patiently awaiting federal guidance as to which parts of our competition application were funded,[...]
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Election 2016: Meet Your Minot Park Board Candidates
This coming Tuesday is an election day across North Dakota. For state offices, this is a standard primary election whereby we narrow the field down to the final candidates who will appear on the November ballot. But for local races, this is[...]
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Minot Fun Zone to Open February 1st
The Minot Park District has teamed up with the Minot Area Community Foundation and the City of Minot’s Recreation department to create a new winter time activity center. The Minot Fun Zone will be open in the February 1st from 9:00 a.m.[...]