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MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) - Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor's request to be allowed to work extr...
Plan is for 100 scooters in the city 7:00 am, May 25, 2021 × A man rides a Bird electric scooter in Baltimore. Elvert Barnes Photography via Flickr / Special to The Forum MOORHEAD — Moorhead has taken a step closer to having an estimated 100 electric scooters available for those 18 and older to ride around on city streets. On a 5-2 vote, the City Council on Monday night approved the holding of a public hearing and allowing city staff to develop a franchise agreement permitting Bird Electric Scooters to operate on public property in the city. Fargo has also had preliminary discuss...
Most area residents didn't respond to survey about option for extended contruction hours. 8:30 pm, May 24, 2021 × Work continues on the Moorhead underpass on Monday, May 24, 2021. This is a view of one of the three railroad bridges involved in the project. Two of the bridges are expected to be completed early this summer, while another could stretch into late fall. The finish date has now been moved back to next year as the City Council rejected an around-the-clock work schedule. David Samson / The Forum MOORHEAD — Once they saw the price tag, Moorhead City Council members vot...
Moorhead denies 24-hour schedule request to complete underpass May 25, 2021 MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor’s request to be allowed to work extra hours to wrap up the Main Avenue/20th Street South underpass yet this year. Ames Construction Company wanted to work a 24-hour, six-day-a-week schedule to complete the project that includes three railroad bridges. Two of the bridges are expected to be finished this summer. The third bridge may not be completed this year without the extra hours. That would add ...
Lower chemical level and use only after dark are new plan 9:26 pm, May 10, 2021 × Dead monarch butterflies were found across the Fargo area after aerial spraying in August 2020 to control mosquitoes. WDAY photo MOORHEAD — Moorhead is going to be using fewer chemicals this summer. The City Council voted unanimously to pay a retainer fee for aerial spraying for mosquitoes but with a lesser amount of pesticide and only after dusk, and also agreed on a 5-3 vote to stop spraying weeds with herbicides in city parks and playgrounds for this year. Despite agreeing to pay the $12,000 reta...