In 2016, the city of Fargo placed the property on a list of homes to be bought out to make room for a flood-protection levee. However, the home's owner, John Stern, wasn't willing to sell and the home was taken off the buyout list in 2017.
Fargo City Commission debated whether to purchase one of the homes at 714 12th St. N., but tabled a decision until the commission's next meeting on Oct. 17.
The change is in keeping with a decision made when Fargo City Hall was constructed: Every three years the city would feature new art on the prominent illuminated panels on both the exterior and interior of the commission chambers.
The city's Board of Adjustment voted 4-1 Tuesday, Sept. 27, to uphold ruling by senior city staffer that the shop was run as an adult bookstore and didn't meet downtown zoning regulations.
