Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 6

CSi weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND

5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY

WITH A 90 PERCENT CHANCE  RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER

MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE

OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS

10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

 

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…WITH THE

GREATEST CHANCES COMING WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A STORM OR TWO COULD BECOME SEVERE OVER THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY INTO

FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY….AND AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY. AT THIS POINT WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT.

 

Update….

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man has confessed to kidnapping and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago.

Danny Heinrich made the admission Tuesday as he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court in Minneapolis.

Heinrich led authorities to Jacob’s remains last week, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing case.

He admitted abducting Jacob near the boy’s home in the central Minnesota community of St. Joseph on Oct. 22, 1989.

The 53-year-old Andover man described donning a mask and confronting three children with a revolver near Jacob’s central Minnesota home. He says he took Jacob, handcuffed him and assaulted him in a grove of trees.

Afterward, he shot Jacob and later buried him in a gravel pit, and reburied him a year later.

Heinrich says when he took Jacob, the boy asked, “What did I do wrong?”

Authorities named Heinrich as a person of interest last October when they announced the child pornography charges.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

Council Member Buchanan asked for a clarification on item L. A Resolution to move forward with formal acceptance of the JRMC roadway and utilities and to direct the City Attorney to prepare the appropriate documents for recording. The clarification was to his liking, and was passed.

Council Member Buchan asked for M. to be discussed, a Resolution to approve No Parking Zones along West Business Loop, 10th Street SE, and the East Business Loop.

He questioned if the entire length was necessary to restrict parking.

Council Member Brubakken said the entire no parking plan would establish a continuous traffic flow.  The motion to approved passed on a 3-2 vote, with Council Member Buchanan and Mayor Andersen voting in opposition.

Council Member Phillips requested item AA be discussed, a Resolution on the Budget asking if the proposed 2017 budget is on the city’s web site.  City Administrator Fuchs says it is not, but is available to the public at City Hall.

Regarding recycling, it was noted that a recycling budget will be included on the 2017 budget, later.  The Resolution was unanimously approved.

Council Member Buchanan asked for a clarification on item BB, a Resolution to approve Payment No. 3 (Inv 28328), to Interstate Engineering, Inc., for preliminary engineering services for construction of road from Menards to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, in the amount of $1,487.50. He asked for an update on the project, which was given by Travis Dillman of Interstate Engineering, concerning landowners negotiations with the city. Buchanan asked for more specific information from IE on the progress of the talks, and invoices, which was agreed to.  Dillman said the road construction will not take place until next spring with bidding this winter.

The Resolution was unanimously approved.

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

The City Council authorized the issuance and sale of $663,000 Water Treatment Revenue Bond, Series 2016C, for the 1.5MG Elevated Water Tower (Cavendish) Rehabilitation which is in progress.

ORDINANCES:

FIRST READING: An ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the General and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.

FIRST READING: An ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the Revenue and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.

Total levies and appropriations, $11,123,031.00.

The proposed budget is an increase of 3.5% over the 2016 budget in city property taxes.

The update utility budget is increased by 5%, not including a curbside recycling budget.

The Mill Levy has been reduced, as property values have increased.

FIRST READING: An ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 22-17(d) of the City Code pertaining to allowable fees for violation of a minor in the purchase or possession of tobacco products.

FIRST READING: An ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 15-17 of the City Code pertaining to use of fire department equipment outside of the city by changing the wording to authorize the Fire Chief to allow the use upon providing notification to the Mayor and City Administrator.

PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of a 4.47 acre parcel within Auditor’s Lot 2 within the NW ¼ of Section 26 and the NE ¼ of Section 27, Township 140N, Range 64 W, from A-1 (Agricultural District) and M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District).

FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING….A SECOND READING: OF an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of a 4.47 acre parcel within Auditor’s Lot 2 within the NW ¼ of Section 26 and the NE ¼ of Section 27, Township 140N, Range 64 W, Midway Township, within the one mile extraterritorial area of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, ND, from A-1 (Agricultural District) and M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District). The Ordinance was unanimously approved.

SECOND READING: Ordinance No. 1479, introduced by Council Member Brubakken, to amend and re-enact Section 7 of Appendix B of the City Code pertaining to dedication of utility easements. The Ordinance was unanimously approved.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller asked if a business has been selected as a curbside recycler, and Mayor Andersen said the process is continuing.

She suggested that city committee meetings be held at 5-p.m., rather than the current 4-p.m.

She asked by the status of hiring a full time City Engineer, to which Mayor Andersen said that applications are being accepted.

APPOINTMENTS:

The City Council approved Council Member Brubakken to serve as the City Council representative on the South Central Dakota Regional Council with a term to expire September 2018.

OTHER BUSINESS:

An update was given on the  Frontier Village by Frontier Village Association, Acting President, Nellie Degen.  She said a concern is the sink hole still existing at the outset of the Village and presented photos.  She said three security cameras will  installed in light of vandalism and the shooting and wounding of horses at the Village.  She said the Stutsman Commission approved $3,000 toward the purchase, and a fund has been set up at First Community Credit Union in Jamestown.  She said the ultimate goal is to have a security guard on site.

The City Council considered the  request to purchase a K9 for the Jamestown Police Department at an estimated cost of $5,000.00 including the purchase and training.

Police Chief Scott Edinger said the dog being considered has had work in Grand Island,Nebraska, and will undergo training with a Jamestown officer.

The Council approved the request.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Public Works Office informs residents that fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes is scheduled to begin TOMORROW- Wednesday, September 7, 2016 and will continue throughout the week.

All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions. 

All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.

Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.

Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units.

 

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS INCLUDED:

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $2,272,958.48

Renewal of electrical license for DC Electric

Master heater installer license for C & J Mechanical LLC

A raffle permit for VC Men’s Bowling Association and El Zagal Sheyenne Valley Flag Corps.

A Special Event Beverage Permit for City Lights at the VCSU Student Center Skoal Room on September 10^th and September 23^rd.

A Special Event Beverage Permit for Dakota Silver and Market Place Liquors at the Barnes County Museum for the Rotary Wine & Beer Tasting Social on November 10, 2016.

A request to Block off Street (200 & 300 Block of N. Central Ave) for Community Cruise Night on September 8, 2016.

PUBLIC FORUM  No One Spoke…

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Regarding Special Assessments confirmed by the Special Assessment Commission for Water Main Improvement Districts No. 96B and 97.   The City will cover about two-thirds of the total cost.

Following the Public Hearing, the City Commissioners approved a Special Assessments as Recommended by the Special Assessment Commission for the Water Main.

A Public Hearing was held for an Application for Commercial Property Tax Incentives (PILOT) for New or Expanding Businesses for Valley Bluffs LLC. For a 41 unit apartment building construction.

Following the Public Hearing Commissioners approved  a Resolution approving a Commercial Property Tax Incentive (PILOT) to Valley Bluffs LLC.

A Public Hearing was held for an Application for Commercial Property Tax Incentives (PILOT) for New or Expanding Businesses for Meridian Apartments LLP, a 36 unit apartment building proposed for Winter Show Road.

Following the Public Hearing, Commissioners approved a Resolution approving a Commercial Property Tax Incentive (PILOT) to Meridian Apartments LLP.

RESOLUTIONS        

Approved a Resolution determining the Sufficiency of Protest for Paving Improvement District No. 112.

Approved a Resolution creating Paving Improvement District No. 113 mill and overlay, and seal coat work.

Approved a Resolution approving Final Plans, Specifications and Probable Cost for Paving Improvement District 112, th  main Street mill and overly project on Main Street, next year.

NEW BUSINESS:

The City Commission approved a 5 year property tax exemption for residential building improvements at a house at 1130 3^rd St SE. City Assessor Hansen said, the house will be gutted and placed on the market for sale.

The City Commission considered and approved a Conditional Use Permit for Bonnie Benson at 1025 11^th St SW to replace her mobile home due to a fire, in a non-zoned area.

Considered a Food & Beverage Grant for the Eagles Club in an amount not to exceed $50,074. Bobby Koepplin said the project is geared to repair the southwest corner of the building, at a total cost of $93,400.  He pointed out that the facility is the prime location for conventions in Valley City.

The City Commissioners approved the city’s share of funding.

Approved a Renaissance Zone Application for Valley Lumber Co for a 5 year income tax and property tax exemption on two new buildings for Valley Lumber, at 1417 East Main Street, and designate it as VC-103.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

David Schelkoph said last week’s Extravaganza was successful.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

Finance Director Avis Richter said the preliminary 2017 City Budget is available at City Hall for the public to view.

The final approval will be at a forthcoming meeting.

KLJ presented an update on street and utility projects.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Annual 9-11 Freedom Walk is Sunday September 11, 2016 starting at 1:30-p.m., from Zonta Park to the All Vets Club in Jamestown.

This year’s event is being co-sponsored by the Anne Carlsen Center and the Jamestown Patriotic Council.

There will be two speakers from Annie’s House in Bottineau.

Anne Nelson, originally from Stanley, North Dakota, died in the collapse of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2016. On her “bucket list,” which was recovered from her computer, was her desire to own a home in North Dakota. That led to the establishment of an adaptive recreational facility for individuals and veterans with disabilities. The Anne Carlsen Center, New York says the Thank You Foundation and the Bottineau Winter Park Association have worked together to make Nelson’s wish come true.

For more information, contact the All Vets Club at 701- 252-8994.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  In September, eleven law enforcement agencies serving nine of North Dakota’s most populated areas are deploying special traffic patrols to enforce the ban on texting while driving.

The North Dakota law applies to any driver in a traffic lane, even if the vehicle is stopped. The fine for texting while driving is $100.

Patrol officers may pull over any driver exhibiting behaviors or postures consistent with using a mobile device to compose, send, or read data. The enforcement teams typically use multiple vehicles and trained observers to look for texting drivers. Teams may also employ strategic vantage points to view multiple traffic lanes.

“This month’s enforcement focus on texting while driving is for the safety of the traveling public,” said Karin Mongeon, director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s Safety Division. “The increased enforcement allows law enforcement to stress the importance of driving distraction-free before motorists hurt themselves or somebody else.”

 

Most people feel texting or emailing by other drivers is a very serious threat to their personal safety (as reported in the AAA 2015 Traffic Safety Culture Index).

 

“But people  are still doing it. Only about a third of drivers in North Dakota say they never text while driving,” said Mongeon. “And only two percent of in-state drivers surveyed this year think other drivers never text.”

How dangerous is distracted driving? Two studies reported by the AAA Foundation found that any cell phone use by a driver multiplies the chance of a crash by a factor of four. For drivers who text, a crash is 23 times more likely than for an attentive driver.

Agencies participating in U Drive. U Text. U Pay. enforcement in September include police departments in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Valley City and Watford City. The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the University of North Dakota have also scheduled extra enforcement to cite texting drivers.

The NDDOT administers federal grant funding for extra enforcement of distracted driving laws as part of an overall effort to prevent deaths and injuries on North Dakota roads.

Learn more about traffic safety initiatives at dot.nd.gov, ndcodefortheroad.org or join the conversation on the Code for the Road Facebook or Twitter page. Families are invited to create memorials for those who have died in crashes in North Dakota at ndcodefortheroad.org/memorial.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The annual Sheyenne Valley Shuffle 5K Run/Walk event will be held Tuesday, September, 27, 2016.

The race will start and end at the Gaukler Family Wellness Center. Race packets can be picked up starting at 5 p.m. that evening; the run/walk begins at 6 p.m.

The event, hosted by the Barnes County United Way, is a great way to remain active with family and friends. Proceeds go to the Barnes County United Way and funds are distributed to local nonprofit agencies.

Please join the fun! Early-bird registration fee is $20 for college age and under and $30 for adults. Register at www.active.com/valley-city-nd/running/distance-running-races/sheyenne-shuffle-5k-fun-run-walk-2016.

 

Update…

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WASHINGTON (AP)  A federal judge has granted the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s request to temporarily stop work on some, but not all of a portion of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline to safeguard cultural sites in North Dakota.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Tuesday that work will temporarily stop between State Highway 1806 and 20 miles east of Lake Oahe, but that work will continue west of the highway because he believes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacks jurisdiction on private land.

The request granted by Boasberg is different than the tribe’s broader push that challenges federal regulators’ decision to grant permits to the operators of the four-state pipeline. Boasberg said he expects to issue a full opinion on that lawsuit by the end of Friday.

A weekend confrontation between protesters and construction workers near Lake Oahe, North Dakota, prompted the tribe to ask Sunday for a temporary stop of construction.

Attorneys for Energy Transfer Partners filed court documents Tuesday morning denying that workers have destroyed any cultural sites.

 

 

 

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A man is scheduled for an initial court appearance after being charged in the slaying a North Dakota woman whose body was found in Louisiana.

Lafayette Parish jail records show 43-year-old Joseph E. Dalahoussaye Jr. of Lafayette, Louisiana, remains in custody on a second-degree murder charge. A jail employee says Dalahoussaye is set for an initial appearance at the jail Monday afternoon, and records didn’t show whether he has an attorney.

KLFY-TV reports deputies from Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a suicide Friday at a home in Lafayette, but later found that they were investigating a homicide.

Deputies found the body of 29-year-old Rachael Alexander of Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Sheriff’s office spokesman John Mowell says a preliminary investigation led detectives to arrest Dalahoussaye.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police have arrested two people in a shooting in a Fargo neighborhood.

No one was hurt in the Monday evening incident. Witnesses say about half a dozen shots were fired into the air in an area where a group of people had gathered in a street for an unknown reason.

A 21-year-old Fargo man and a 32-year-old man from neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, were later arrested on reckless endangerment charges. Formal charges were pending.

 

In sports…

High School Football Polls…

Class AAA

RecordPtsPrv

1. West Fargo (11)2-059–
2. Bismarck (1)2-047–
3. Bismarck Century1-132–
4. Minot1-117–
5. Bismarck Legacy2-011–

Also receiving votes: Dickinson (2-0), Fargo South (1-1), West Fargo Sheyenne (1-1).

 

Class AA

RecordPtsPrv

1. Bismarck St. Marys (11)2-055–
2. Beulah2-039–
3. Valley City2-036–
4. Kindred2-018–
5. Fargo Shanley1-116–

Also receiving votes: Dickinson Trinity (1-1).

 

(AP) Alabama is still No. 1. The Crimson Tide picked up 21 first-place votes to total 54 after its 52-6 victory against Southern California. Clemson remained No. 2. Florida State moved up to No. 3. Ohio State is No. 4 and Michigan is No. 5. Houston is No. 6.

Texas is ranked for the first time under coach Charlie Strong, coming in at No. 11 in the latest Associated Press college football rankings after a rousing opening victory against Notre Dame.

The last time the Longhorns were ranked was November 2013, Mack Brown’s last as coach.

No. 10 Wisconsin also made a big jump into the Top 25 after beating LSU. The Tigers and Fighting Irish were among seven ranked teams that lost during the first weekend of the season.

 

 

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