Mandan and AARP of North Dakota will host a Art on a Box project with a ribbon cutting ceremony from noon-1 p.m. Monday at the Mandan Bandshell in Dyshoorn Park.
These trees are bearing new leaves, but the neighborhood houses they surround are much older and some need repairs. Now there is a program to help with those renovations.
School will be out for summer next month but Mandan residents will still have education on their minds. Construction is continuing on the new elementary and high schools, and a plan is forming for the current Mandan High building.
The number and value of building permits issued in Bismarck-Mandan increased in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Bismarck issued 244 permits for single-family homes in 2020, which is up from 185 the year before. Last year s permits are valued at around $65.4 million compared to almost $49 million in 2019. Seventy-six townhome permits were issued last year, an increase of 24 from 2019.
New commercial construction permits also saw an uptick in 2020. Thirty-four were approved, up seven from the year before. The value of those permits expanded significantly year over year: The 24 permits issued in 2019 were valued at $37.7 million; 2020 s had a value of $97.5 million.
Bismarck City Planner Ben Ehreth says building permit data for the city for 2020 was above the five-year average.