Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman Commission discussed the pending LEC remodeling project at this month’s meeting.

Howie Peuser, LEC Maintenance Supervisor,  told commissioners that the lowest of two bids was from Nill Construction for $71,200. Iverson Construction’s bid was $105,800.

The planned remodeling would includes electrical work, a sprinkler system, HVAC Train, and re-carpeting.

The Nill Construction figure to complete the project  was $114,273, under the projected cost $120,000 .

The bid was unanimously approved for Nill Construction.

An alternate on the application was for adding ballistics material, for the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

Police Chief Scott Edinger said City Attorney Leo Ryan would meet  with city and county officials create an Memorandum Of Understanding  to create a contract with the state to receive funding for the range obtained by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,  adding that  there had never been an MOU between the city and county and there it needed  to obtain funding

The commission approved the MOU request

Jamestown Marksmanship Education Range representative, Keith Domke asked about acquiring land near the fairground, to be used for a new indoor shooting range.

He pointed out that the Bureau of Reclamation is transferring land to public entities, and is  interested in lots 2 and 3, owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Commission Chairman Mark Klose said the request could be granted, adding the commission would likely review it once the federal legislation is finalized.