Jamestown (CSi) The 2016 budget Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporportation (JSDC) will go to the board of directors for review following the Stutsman County Commission”s objection to the size of the budget increase.

Earlier this year, the JSDC Board of Directors approved a budget that included a 5 percent overall increase to the operating budget and a 5 percent increase for employee compensation. The $457,000 budget did not fall within guidelines set by the Stutsman County Commission.

The county has set a limit of a 3 percent mill levy increase in property taxes for all funds controlled by the county.

In other business, the JSDC approved leasing office space to Bechtel, which has been negotiating with CHS to serve as the construction management company for the planned CHS nitrogen fertilizer plant at Spiritwood.

The JSDC Executive Committee also agreed to retain an attorney for negotiations with Bechtel for land to be used for a crew camp for the CHS project. The JSDC will request a zoning change from Spiritwood Township for the land anticipated to be used for the crew camp.