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Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund is hoping a middle ground and compromise can be reached concerning the issue of keeping open, or closing the entrance gate to Frontier Village.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Swedlund said an issue is how to protect the Village from vandals and burglaries, while keeping it accessible to visitors and tourists, and still sending a message that the Village is open year ‘round including access to the Buffalo Statue, and National Buffalo Museum.
The Village has security cameras in operation, and police regularly patrol the Village.
Swedlund added the importance of winter access to the Village.
The Frontier Village Board, and City of Jamestown have held discussions on the gate issue, and at a recent City Council Finance Committee meeting, it was decided that a committee consisting of the Police Department, National Buffalo Museum, Tourism, and the Frontier Village, and City Council representative discuss the issues, and report back to the Legal Committee.
City Attorney Leo Ryan has said the access roadway needs to be open, and that city has options of having the police chief declaring the access road, it a “play street,” or the city may do so, to keep access through the Village. Ryan said if the gate was to be opened or closed, it would need to be done by a city employee. The North Dakota Century Code indicates that any gates be closed overnight.
The possibility of having the gate operated electronically has also been discussed.
Also on our show Tuesday, Swedlund pointed out that the roadway and retaining wall project repair project has started adjacent to Frontier Village’s amphitheater, with the work anticipated to be completed this month.
Grant money from the North Dakota Department of Transportation has gone toward the project costs, to shore up the wall, while filling in the large hole in the pavement next to the wall.
Swedlund said that Tourism continues to work on promoting sites in Jamestown that are available to tourists, not found anywhere else, in addition to the Buffalo Statue.
He suggested that connections to Jamestown may include having private industry and businesses becoming more involved in promoting Jamestown.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening, at City Hall. Commission Powell was not present.
PROCLAMATION FOR MAY AS STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Read by Mayor Carlsrud on behalf of the city commission, staff and citizen of Valley City, regarding stroke prevention education.
PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY, May 4, 2018
Read by Mayor Carlsrud noting Valley City is a Tree City USA, city, and urging citizens to plant trees.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA 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 $2,884,496.63
Electrician and/or Plumber Licenses for Tim’s Plumbing, Valley Electric
Raffle Permit for Sheyenne Valley Bowmen, Valley City Fire Department
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Attorney General’s “A Citizen’s Guide to North Dakota Open Records & Open Meetings Laws” *A member of the public does not have the right to speak to the governing body at an open meeting. The public is only entitled to see and hear what happens at a meeting, and to record or broadcast those observations.
No personal attacks to persons present or not
No inflammatory language used during time that you have the platform
5 minute maximum or as directed by the chair
Thank you for participating in City Government.
A speaker was Lloyd Nelson concerning the StreetScape Project, concerning city funding sources.
He said downtown businesses should be assessed for the costs, and funding not come from other city funding sources.
Former Mayor Robert Werkhoven agreed that the local share of improvements should come from business owners.
Nelson added a petition to have the project put to a vote, has been rejected twice.
Also speaking was Gary Schelagel, who addressed street repair costs, and the method of repairs, siting full depth repairs, and removing drainage. He pointed to the StreetScape Project.
ORDINANCE
The City Commission approved the second and final reading of, an Ordinance Amending Title 4, Alcoholic Beverages. City Attorney Mertins outlined changes, including employees attending server training, time period, plus items removed concerning a roster of employees, along with adjustments to application of license requirements, and the license payment schedule. Plus penalties if the license is not renewed or the payment is not received, on time.
NEW BUSINESS
City Commissioners, approved a Recommendation from Renaissance Zone Board for 523 Legacy Lane for a 5 year income tax exemption and a 5 year property tax exemption up to $250,000 for purchase of a new home, and designate it as VC-84 (pending receipt of Certificate of Good Standing)
Approved a Recommendation from Renaissance Zone Board for 1036 7th Avenue NW for a 5 year income tax exemption and a 5 year property tax exemption for new construction, and designate it as VC-108 (pending receipt of Certificate of Good Standing).
From the audience Lloyd Nelson suggested that when the tax exemptions are approved that assessments for other properties in town by reduced by five percent for five years.
Approved was a Special Alcohol Beverage Event Permit for Hi-Line Hospitality at VCSU on May 10, 2018 for Employee Recognition Dinner.
Approved a Construction Engineering Services with KLJ for Paving Improvement District No. 116 in the amount of $56,500.
City Commissioners approved a Construction Engineering Services with KLJ for Sanitary Improvement District No. 62 in the amount not to exceed $6,700.
The City Commission approved a Construction Engineering Services with KLJ for Storm Sewer Improvement District No. 51 in the amount of $10,900.
Considered was implementation of Request For Proposal process for two 2019 Construction infrastructure projects that have not been assigned engineering firms. City Administrator Schelkoph said the RFP will be sent to contractors, and the replys reviewed by a committee, including two city commission members, before coming for recommendation by the City Commission.
City Commissioners in favor with Commissioner Pedersen voting in opposition.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
David Schelkoph reminded citizens that next week is citywide cleanup week, with items being collected during the regularly scheduled garbage pickup day.
He outlined other items such as what will be picked up and not picked up.
He asked that bags containing items not be excessively heavy, so they don’t break.
He pointed out that Main Street will be closed, possibly up to November this year, in addition to other street projects.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS
City Attorney Mertins said, Robert Drake has served the city with notice to provide a review of the rejection of the petition to put to a vote the scope of the proposed StreetScape project.
Also, Drake has issued a restraining order, that bids for the project not be advertised for the project, until legal avenues have been addressed and decided.
Mertins says a court date has been set, to hear the restraining order.
City Fire Chief Gary Retterath said a Burn Ban is in effect for Valley City until further notice, due to the dry conditions, which includes all outdoor recreational burning. It does NOT include the use of gas fired grills.
He added that officials continue to plan for Valley City hosting the State Firefighters Convention this summer.
Mayor Carlsrud pointed out that city alleys will be addresses with maintenance, of the muddy conditions, after citywide cleanup week is over in two weeks.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays.
Bismarck (NDDOT) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has started issuing the “Real ID-compliant credentials.”
Driver’s license offices in Fargo and Minot will start issuing the credentials May 21, with Williston and Dickinson on May 22. Grand Forks will issue them on May 23.
Jamestown and Devils Lake will begin May 24.
Just the Bismarck driver’s license location is issuing the Real IDs at this time.
Real ID requirements stem from 9/11 Commission recommendations.
Real ID compliant credentials meet “federal standards for physical security and verification of identity and legal presence in the United States.
The Real ID is indicated by a star in the upper right hand corner, of a drivers license, permit or ID.
Starting in October 2020, everyone will be required to have federally approved identification like a Real ID, or a passport to enter federal facilities or board a domestic flight.
Obtaining a Real ID-compliant credential is just like applying for a new driver’s license. There is no additional cost for a Real ID.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A spokesman for Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer’s Senate campaign is apologizing for a photo in a fundraising letter that shows Cramer talking to two Democrats.
Campaign manager Patrick Finken says the photo was “inadvertently used” in a letter to potential Republican donors.
Katherine Satrum, one of the Democrats in the photo, sent a letter to the editor to North Dakota’s major newspapers last week criticizing Cramer for the photo. She says it was a “deliberate and dishonest attempt to mislead the public” that she was supporting Cramer.
Finken says the photo was taken in 2014 by Cramer’s daughter, Annie, at a Fourth of July celebration at the Capitol in Bismarck. Finken says the person who assembled the letter didn’t know the identities of people in the photo with Cramer.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Regulators have approved a $1.8 million natural gas pipeline project in northwestern North Dakota.
ONEOK Rockies Midstream plans to convert an existing natural gas gathering pipeline and a portion of another gathering pipeline into a natural gas liquids transmission line.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the state Public Service Commission approved the Cherry Creek Pipeline project Monday, saying it will provide a safer transportation option and help reduce the wasteful flaring of excess natural gas in the oil patch.
The project will move up to 50,000 barrels of natural gas liquids from a gas processing plant in McKenzie County to a plant in Williams County, where it will go into the Bakken Pipeline.
The Cherry Creek Pipeline crosses the Missouri River and has shut-off valves on both sides of the crossing.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — West Fargo police have arrested a driver that led officers on a pursuit during which speeds reached more than 100 mph.
Authorities say the man fled from a traffic stop about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after hitting a curb. Police began a pursuit and chased the man through a construction zone.
KFGO reports officers ended the pursuit as the driver approached another construction zone. Officers used the vehicle’s license plate to trace the 27-year-old man to a home in Fargo where he was arrested.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced in federal court in North Dakota to more than six years in prison on sex trafficking and drug trafficking charges.
Authorities say 35-year-old Montay Knight, of Indio, California, came to North Dakota early last year to sell drugs, and also instructed a woman to come from California to Bismarck for the purpose of prostitution.
He was arrested when the woman called police from her hotel room to report that Knight had assaulted and threatened her. Police also seized $4,000 in cash.
U.S. Attorney Chris Myers says Knight was recently sentenced to six years and seven months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for setting fires last fall at the state parole and probation office and at a city park building.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that 41-year-old Greg Leingang recently pleaded guilty to felony arson and theft.
Police estimated damage from the two September fires at $57,000. A restitution hearing will be held later.
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