Minot City Council

When: Thursday, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, 10 3rd Ave. SW

Agenda: The city manager will present the preliminary 2027 budget for adoption.

How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Council members are Mayor Mark Jantzer, John MacMartin, Eric Locken, Stephan Podrygula, Mike Hayes, Rob Fuller, Mike Blessum and Scott Samuelson.

Ward County Planning Commission

When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Where: Ward County Administrative Building, Room 108

Agenda: The commission will consider a gravel pit conditional use permits for Farden Construction and Gravel Products and a subdivision plat in Rice Lake Township for future residential lake lots. It will discuss battery energy storage systems.

How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Commissioners are

Chairman Marvin Heller, John Fjeldahl, Jason Olson, Scott Samuelson, Rob Fuller, Crystal Hendrickson, Robert Hargrave, Leo Schmidt and Mark Schumaker.