Category: Politics
-
Sheyenne Street Development
Last night the West Fargo City Commission had additional discussion related to a 3-2 vote to purchase 5 homes on (or adjacent to) Sheyenne Street in our last Commission meeting of 2020. This topic has certainly gotten the attention of…
-
West Fargo Covid Relief
During our West Fargo City Commission meeting on December 21, 2020 I shared an idea for Covid relief targeted at local small businesses. The idea is pretty simple…to send each household in West Fargo a $25 gift card that is…
-
2021 West Fargo Preliminary Budget
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…
-
2020 Public Events in West Fargo
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…
-
2020 Liquor License Fees
As a former business owner, I have a lot of empathy for all of our restaurants and bars in West Fargo (and many other businesses as well). Many of them are locally owned and all of them are doing everything…
-
Parking, TIFs and Economic Development
The West Fargo City Commission meeting last night (March 16, 2020) included a vote to approve both a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) and an additional city contribution of approximately $2.5 million. The combined $5 million (approximately) will pay for 2…
Eric GjerdeviG 