The Bemidji City Council heard an update on the proposed development of the Rail Corridor and moved forward with ordinances that will bring planning and zoning back under city authority.
After Northern Township previously submitted a notice of intent to leave the Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board, the Bemidji City Council discussed the organization's future during its meeting on Monday, Oct. 24.
Ever since the neighboring apartment building was condemned, residents in Ridgeway Courts I and II have been living in uncertainty. They know that the conditions of their buildings are not good: apartments lie abandoned, squatters drift in and out, windows are missing and broken. Everywhere they look there are signs of neglect and damage. With how bad everything has gotten, many of the residents have been expecting their buildings to be next.