As I stepped off the city commission in June of 2022, City Administration was pushing forward with the idea of increasing our city sales tax to fund a portion of the operational costs around the police and fire department. This effort will be on the ballot this November for voter approval, and I strongly recommend people vote no. It’s not a vote against our police … Continue reading West Fargo Sales Tax Measure
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 many West Fargo residents who are questioning various aspects of this decision. I wanted to put my thoughts together on why I strongly support moving … Continue reading Sheyenne Street Development
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
West Fargo residents ask me all the time about Special Assessments. It goes without saying that the general attitude towards specials is that they are not very special. Here is a quick overview of the common discussion points. People would love to get rid of specials; however, the money still needs to come from somewhere. That could be higher lot prices, higher utility fees, higher … Continue reading Specials are not Special
At tonight’s West Fargo City Commission meeting we discussed the desire of the West Fargo Park District to sell/develop the Beaton Farm property. This is unchartered territory for the Park District to sell what many consider to be a park. This land, donated to them for public good, is a result of work done by previous city commissions to require developers to provide land for … Continue reading Parks and Zoning
Quick topic and question today. Did you know that there is a West Fargo Airport? Most residents I talk with don’t! Interesting fact though, every property tax payer in the city of West Fargo contributes dollars to support the West Fargo Airport. Another interesting fact, if you land your private plane at the West Fargo Airport you don’t pay any type of fee. So, the … Continue reading Now boarding for West Fargo
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