Hunting has been a huge part of my life since I was a young child. I learned at a young age how to shoot a gun and tagged along with my uncle, grandfather, and father on many hunting adventures before I was able to participate. I remember some of those first experiences and first successful hunts. My grandfather passed over 10 years ago but I … Continue reading North Dakota Youth Waterfowl Opener
I’ve written a few blogs about the annexation issue related to Special Assessments; my common example is the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds are not in the city of West Fargo although they use our water, sewer, garbage, and you can’t get there without driving on West Fargo roads. So, when Main Avenue was rebuilt a number of years ago they didn’t have to … Continue reading Issues with Special Assessments
Over the last few weeks we made two trips to out to western North Dakota. Both trips were quick but we had a ton of fun! The first trip we stayed at Lone Butte Ranch near Grassy Butte, ND. I would highly recommend this ranch for a place to stay. The cabins were clean, comfortable, and a unique experience. We hiked in Little Missouri State … Continue reading Go West
Earlier this week the West Fargo city commission passed our preliminary budget for 2021. The budget that was passed included a zero overall mill levy increase despite staff’s request for an incremental 2 mill increase. City staff did a great job in finding areas to cut and tweak to keep our 2021 mill levy equal to 2020. Due to an expected decrease in interest and … Continue reading 2021 West Fargo Preliminary Budget
Over the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to deeply understand how divided our community is in regards to Covid-19. Our city commission has struggled with the appropriateness of having/hosting events during a pandemic. The most concerning of these events has been the concerts scheduled by Epic Events at the new Lights plaza. I have received dozens of emails and calls on this topic; … Continue reading The debate continues…
Do you wear a mask? I do sometimes but not as consistently as I should. As of late it appears that few do. I attended an opening celebration at the Lights on 32nd Avenue today and didn’t see a single person wearing one. I had a disturbing conversation with a person bragging about the 400 plus people at Bar Down last weekend and commenting about … Continue reading 2020 Public Events in West Fargo
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