{"id":277023,"date":"2023-11-02T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=277023"},"modified":"2023-11-13T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:00:00","slug":"news-and-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=277023","title":{"rendered":"News and Notes from Mayor Carlsrud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Valley City ND &#8211; Hi Everybody, I hope you all had fruitful &amp; safe weekends.&nbsp;Usually I have been better prepared for snow, but this year I was still thinking leaf pick up and lawn mowing when the snow ambushed me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tuesday is Halloween.&nbsp;Though the weather forecast isn\u2019t the best, there will be people out \u201cTrick or Treating\u201d and driving around so please everyone, be extra careful.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank you to Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) for bringing an Area Meeting for North Dakota Municipal Power Cities to Valley City last week.&nbsp;A team of MRES Employees shared information concerning reliable, clean energy, cybersecurity, legislative issues, finance, member services and more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At the federal legislative level, power transmission and permitting are important issues for us.&nbsp;With wind, solar and other new power generation, more transmission line are needed as they are the \u201chighways\u201d to our homes and businesses.&nbsp;Transmission is expensive though a good investment to offset some power costs.&nbsp;One plan for transmission construction in our region is estimated to be about $10.3 Billion!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Financially MRES is healthy and maintains an Aa2 Moody Investors Service bond rating which also helps keep our power rates competitive.&nbsp;The MRES Customer Service Team is continually researching grants along with providing scholarships and rebates.&nbsp;Research \u201cBright Energy Solutions\u201d at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ySoy-O4oo7Ah4krfkVxQF2Abf0uVoz2k4jmLleigbbx0e6v3hZWug1ttFiw2QM8BsI-964GS16ZcGgSavvgmc0o6KTd3Cc3LpRYLXroKfUaeRFfbfvoPP6HZgq7GNSWmergvHGMEnMLed-rn76yVB33g8M31UmOY&amp;c=x5QZ7TPgpeJqV6KQLOrrf8y7lNPOY3rfLtrsRVmTy1w7baTmw01VpQ==&amp;ch=RoT4Um2ZKPN_UtimEFS4z3Jqqg9KKrTjVkT9M9oqLg_smBEEFsf3Wg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.brightenergysolutions.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Happy 120th birthday to the Valley City &#8211; Barnes County Library and the Carnegie Library Building.&nbsp;Thank you to all the people who have contributed to the wellbeing of both library and building.&nbsp;Please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ySoy-O4oo7Ah4krfkVxQF2Abf0uVoz2k4jmLleigbbx0e6v3hZWug1ttFiw2QM8BPg5YsC3z3beXfgQOIL6Rkjg57A3irXupZOlzRk-ESNRxGd9IQCRw2gXhzV1a7NHXnhcpJNJ_aDTH2g2CKa_0luU2hpmkesqoZC-yIWY0KZlLqdsuq22zWw==&amp;c=x5QZ7TPgpeJqV6KQLOrrf8y7lNPOY3rfLtrsRVmTy1w7baTmw01VpQ==&amp;ch=RoT4Um2ZKPN_UtimEFS4z3Jqqg9KKrTjVkT9M9oqLg_smBEEFsf3Wg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3f0MEmxAhM4<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When shopping, be sure to visit Chamber Member Stores to find the \u201cbuck figurines\u201d and the opportunity to win one of five $100.00 Chamber Buck prizes.&nbsp;For more information, email <a href=\"mailto:chamber@valleycitychamber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>chamber@valleycitychamber.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thanks to all who provide and proof material for this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe best sermons are lived, not preached<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>~ Western Quotes<\/em><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings, Pray, be Grateful and Respectful,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley City ND &#8211; Hi Everybody, I hope you all had fruitful &amp; safe weekends.&nbsp;Usually I have been better prepared for snow, but this year I was still thinking leaf pick up and lawn mowing when the snow ambushed me! 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