(Update)  —  On Monday’s (Feb 4, 2013)  Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Andersen said the City Attorney is sending the counter offer to SRWD to be reviewed at the Water District’s meeting on Tuesday this week.

She expects the City Council and SRWD to meet again in joint session later this week.

Reported earlier…

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, and the recessed into Executive Session Friday morning Feb 1, 2013 at 10-a.m. at City Hall.  The Thursday Jan 31 meeting with Rural Water airs on CSi 10 & 67.

At issue is whether the City of Jamestown, or Stutsman Rural Water District is to serve the area west of Jamestown, in this case, specifically the Titan Machinery building, under construction, across from Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Attending the Executive Session were: Mayor Andersen, City Council Members Kourajian, Gumke, Brubakken and Buchanan.

Also at the Executive Session were, City Attorneys Ken Dalsted and Mary Jensen, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf, and City Fire Chief Jim Reuther.

When the Special Session was reconvened, the City Council instructed the City Attorney to provide correspondance to the Stutsman Rural Water District as the negotiations continue.

The City Council met with the Stutsman Rural Water District at the SRWD offices on Thursday this week, to discuss negotiations.

Meanwhile on Friday…

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 1, 2013) — The North Dakota House of Representatives Friday, passed a bill 85- 3 in favor with 6 absent or not voting, that would provides $9.97 million in grants for Stutsman Rural Water District’s expansion project.

House Bill 1269, sponsored by District 29 Republican State Representative, Chet Pollert of Carrington, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, includes an emergency provision that required a two-thirds majority, which allows the funding to be made available when the bill is signed by the Governor Dalrymple.

The bill, which goes on to the State Senate for consideration, would fund part of the estimated $14 million expansion project to bring rural water to Woodworth and Streeter.

It would allow construction to start this spring.

Jamestown Mayor, Katie Andersen testified at a House Appropriation Committee hearing, that she could not support the bill, without language to facilitate territory transfers from rural water groups to cities.