Jamestown, ND — (KCSi-T.V. News May 6, 2013) — The Jamestown City Council met in Executive Session on Monday at 5:50 p.m., at City Hall to consult with the City Attorney, concerning territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.

In attendance at Monday’s meeting were: all city council members, were all city council members, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf, Assistant City Attorney Mary Jensen, City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, and on the phone was attorney Tammy Norgaard from Vogel Law Firm in Fargo.

Following the Executive Session, Mayor Andersen said, no action was to be taken by the Council.

The open portion of the meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.

Earlier Monday on The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said city officials and representatives of Stutsman Rural Water District (SRWD) met last week, during a conference telephone call, as negotiations continue concerning which entity will serve Titan Machinery’s new location west of Jamestown, and other parcels in that area, within the one mile extra-territory of Jamestown.

The mayor said, the city had received a counter proposal on the city’s plan to for a territory exchanged between the city and SRWD.

The plan is to allow SRWD to serve Titan in exchange for the city to serve any new development in the quarter section of land directly south of the entrance to Jamestown Regional Airport.

The quarter includes some areas served by Jamestown and allows the city to extend water lines into the rest of the area.

Last week the mayor along with the city’s legal council talked with SRWD’s manager and legal council on the territory exchange.

Mayor Andersen said Stutsman Rural Water District was in favor of the land exchange, however, she said there were other issues in SRWD’s counter proposal that contained “legalize,” in the language, and further complicated the original agreement between the city and SRWD.