LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local officials ask state for more flexibility
Local government officials say they could help citizens better if the state got off their back. State and local officials relationship has eroded, according to Executive Director Jim Miller of the ...
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:53 PM
Finding Fargo's way to the good life
Thanks to Dr. Roy (Indiana Jones) Hammerling for a fantastic kick-off for the speakers forum as we work together to find Fargo's way to the good life. Thanks also to a strong group of citizen designer...
Posted on 4/29/11 at 8:19 AM
LGA unallotment, property tax hikes, Part 2
Update 10:36 p.m. June 18, 2009: I checked Matt Entenza's charts and they show only projected tax increases in different cities or groups of cities throughout the state. He said the charts are ...
Posted on 6/17/09 at 10:04 PM
Fargo business owner accused of making threatening gun gesture toward city commissioner 
FARGO – Prosecutors here are considering poten-tial disorderly conduct charges against a local business owner accused of making a threatening gun gesture during a city planning meeting last week.
June 01, 2009
Fargo officials working on sign rules 
Piepkorn says he’ll have plan ready for City Commission on MondayFargo’s three-month moratorium on LED signs going up on the premises of companies could be modified by next week, easing worries of sign makers that a moratorium would hurt their businesses.
By Helmut Schmidt , May 27, 2009
Pot-bellied pig at center of Akeley, Minn., controversy 
By Jean Ruzicka , May 18, 2009
Board of Equalization to meet on Tuesday 
The Fargo Board of Equalization will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the City Hall Commission Room, 200 3rd St. N.
The City Commission meets annually as the Board of Equalization to equalize property tax valuations.
By Forum staff reports , May 08, 2009
ND LEGISLATURE: Senate approves $75 million for Fargo's southside flood control
BISMARCK – A bill that provides $75 million for Fargo flood control unanimously passed the North Dakota Senate this morning.By Amy Dalrymple , April 30, 2009
Fargodome still making money this year despite losses from Eagles concert, cancelled rodeo 
FARGO - The Fargodome is still well in the black through March, despite the loss of revenue from a rodeo and much lower than expected ticket sales for a concert by the rock group The Eagles.
By Helmut Schmidt , April 22, 2009
GF police officer appeals mayor's decision to fire him 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A police officer here convicted of reckless endangerment has filed an appeal of the city's mayor's decision to fire him, the city's human resources director, Darryl Hovland, said Wednesday.
By Archie Ingersoll , April 22, 2009
Development group plans to rehab downtown Fargo building into loft apartments 
FARGO - Another building once considered an eyesore in downtown Fargo will likely soon have new life, this time holding a dozen loft apartments under its roof.
By Helmut Schmidt , April 22, 2009
Grand Forks mayor fires police officer involved in controversial winter traffic stop 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown has fired a police officer convicted of reckless endangerment following a cold-weather traffic stop in February 2008.
By Archie Ingersoll , April 14, 2009
Clay County Republicans elect officers, delegates 
At the Clay County Republicans’ annual convention, the following officers were elected:
By Forum staff reports , March 24, 2009
Clay backs cost-cutting measures 
Sheriff Department to up security, processing feesThe Clay County Commission voted Tuesday to adopt more than $800,000 worth of cuts and revenue enhancements suggested by county department heads. Commissioners also authorized administrators to gauge employee willingness to voluntarily take days off without pay to help the county deal with an anticipated budget shortfall of about $1 million.
By Dave Olson , March 18, 2009
Clay County declares emergency as roads flood
By Dave Olson , March 18, 2009
Fargo police conducting spring traffic safety blitz Thursday, Friday 
FARGO – Police here will conduct a two-day traffic safety blitz on Thursday and Friday.
March 17, 2009
Grand Forks leaders mull $7.9 million plan to extend dikes by 3 feet 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - If flooding on the Red River were to exceed the height of Grand Forks’ dikes, it could cost the city $4.15 million to raise the dikes another 3 feet, City Engineer Al Grasser told the City Council on Monday.
By By Tu-Uyen Tran , March 17, 2009
Clay County declared to be in state of emergency because of potential flooding 
MOORHEAD – The Clay County Commission this morning declared a state of emergency in the county as officials prepare for what they expect to be severe flooding.
By Dave Olson , March 17, 2009
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