Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 3, 2012) — Jamestown Mayor, Katie Andersen says, the city’s negotiations with Stutsman Rural Water Users, continues.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Andersen said, the Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, Nov 15, 2012 – to discuss the Stutsman Rural Water issue, as she presented a public power point presentation, to which representatives of the Rural Water Users were invited, but declined to attend.

Following the meeting, the Mayor sent a letter to the president of Stutsman Rural Water users, asking what the next step in negotiations will be.

The Mayor said, as of Monday the city the Rural Water Users, president said the organization will contact the city, with future plans for any meetings, or additional information.

At the November 15th meeting, the Rural Water Users were invited to discuss the issues in public, but decline, and instead met in Executive Session, down the hall at the Quality Inn & Suites.

At issue is a claim by Stutsman Rural Water that Jamestown was expanding its water service into territory Stutsman Rural Water has rights to serve, in the area of the Titan Machinery facility under construction near Jamestown Regional Medical Center. The area is in the one mile extraterritorial limits of the City of Jamestown.

On our show, Monday Mayor Andersen said December 14, 2012 is the deadline to start plans for installing water and sewer lines at the Titan site.

She said the city must take action on the issue by that time in order for the installation to proceed in a timely fashion.

The city has awarded bids on the project.