Minot residents had a chance Thursday to weigh in on ideas for an RV park, downtown pocket parks and a riverside park with a kayak launch, amphitheater and new
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The Minot City Council has approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan that includes more than $335 million in projects but no Anne Street Pedestrian Bridge renovation.
The council stripped out the $1.9 million bridge project before adopting the plan Monday. The plan will serve as a guide in considering major spending, including the flood control project, from 2021 through 2025.
Josh Wolsky, interim director for the Downtown Business & Professional Association, offered the association’s support for the bridge project.
“We’ve done a number of planning exercises throughout this community over the last many years, and they all speak to issues like connectivity, transportation alternatives that encourage walking and biking, and people-centric locations that create spaces for people as opposed to prioritizing automobiles. They speak to making the river a central point of our community, and in all of these areas, the Anne Street Bridge is an asset,
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Scott Jordan-Denny with JLG Architects gives a tour of the Wells Fargo building in March 2020 to city officials. At far left is council member Stephan Podrygula and at right are Mayor Shaun Sipma, council member Mark Jantzer, city engineer Lance Meyer and council member Lisa Olson.
City staff have had input into space needs, and the City of Minot’s architect is ready to move toward designing a remodel of the former Wells Fargo building into a new city hall.
The Minot City Council voted Monday to advance the project to the next step.
Eric Hoffer, project manager with JLG Architects, provided an update to accompany a detailed packet of information given to the council.