“I approach you with egg all over my face,” Commissioner John Strand said. “It’s one thing to follow the letter of the law and the rules but also we serve the people.”
Deputy Mayor and City Commissioner Arlette Preston laid out changes needed to the city's liquor license processes, with hopes to move the process forward.
In May, city staff and project applicant Trent Duda proposed building a business district along the west side of Interstate 29 on vacant land near Fargo's northernmost city limits.
Elected Fargo officials, along with developer Kilbourne Group, met privately with the Salvation Army to propose they move out of their historic headquarters to a new location.
“What is your solution to the problem we have here?" asked Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney after hearing Commissioner Dave Piepkorn discuss cost concerns of homeless services in downtown Fargo.