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Ward County Planning Commission When: Thursday, 7 p.m. Where: Ward County Administrative Building, Room 108 Agenda: The commission will discuss the zoning ordinance draft. How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Commissioners are Chairman Marvin Heller, Howard “Bucky” Anderson, John Fjeldahl, Stephan Podrygula, Carrie Evans, Crystal Hendrickson, Robert Kibler, Jay Livingston and Mark Schumaker. Thursday, 7 p.m.

Minot Park Board

When: Tuesday, 3 p.m. Where: Minot Municipal Auditorium, Community Room 203  Agenda: A special meeting will be held to act on the resignation of the executive director, who is retiring, and consider a process for replacement. How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Members are President Ken Kitzman, Justin Hammer, Mike Schmitt, Perry Olson and Cliff Hovda.

Minot City Council

When: Monday, 5:30 p.m. Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW, or City of Minot’s YouTube channel Agenda: The council will set rates for garbage collection, landfill and water and storm sewer and consider a recycling carts purchase, bid award for landfill cell 7 construction, a construction extension for Project BEE on Broadway Circle, use of a parking ramp by new city hall employees and an engineering agreement for the Puppy Dog Coulee project. The council will discuss setting up an ad hoc committee on childcare and a request for proposal for ...

Ward County Commission

When: Tuesday, 9 a.m. Where: Ward County Administration Building, commission chambers Agenda: The commission will hold a tax abatement hearing, on-call pay at the detention center, spending asset forfeiture money, a bookmobile update, non-compliant mailbox supports, plat requests and an update on ARPA grant awards. Commissioners also will discuss state legislation. How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Members are Chairman John Fjeldahl, Shelly Weppler Jim Rostad, Howard “Bucky” Anderson and Jason Olson.

Ward County Commission

When: Today, 9 a.m. Where: Ward County Administration Building, commission chambers Agenda: The commission will receive an update from the Souris River Joint Board and will discuss ag land valuations, a plat application, federal funding for a Minot-to-Burlington multi-use path, liaison committee recommendations on extraterritorial properties, private property clean-up notices from First District Health Unit and tax sale deeds. The commission will hold an abatement hearing for Stonehaven Development Inc./55th Holdings. How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the ...

Minot City Council

When: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW, or City of Minot’s YouTube channel Agenda: The council will consider recommendations of the planning commission, a grant for purchase of recycling carts, a tax abatement request, vehicle bids, garbage collection rates with cycling fees, property tax relief to incentivize stalled residential developments, a housing needs and market analysis study and a grant request for an environmental document on a proposed south bypass. The council will discuss a PFAS water contamination lawsuit ...