Apr 23, 2021
The largest infrastructure project in Minot’s history continues to earn national recognition, according to the City of Minot.
Phases 2-3 of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project have been named the American Public Works Association’s Public Works Project of the Year, the second national award in recent months for Phases 2-3.
“We’ve made great progress to protect our community and others throughout the river basin, but we have a lot of work left to do,” Public Works Director Dan Jonasson said. ” Phases 2-3 are vital to the overall project’s success, and we’re grateful for the work done by the contractors, consultants, and everyone involved with the project.”
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The Minot City Council plans to engage in strategic planning this summer and will be surveying community members this fall for their perceptions on city government. The council on Monday selected The Novak Consulting Group to facilitate a two-day retreat in June. The consultant also will work individually with council members to identify discussion items.
The council approved a budget amendment for up to $40,000 for the strategic planning and up to $22,000 for the community survey. ETC Institute was selected to assist with the survey, with results expected by the end of the year.
“I am not one typically to be very supportive of spending significant amounts of money on these types of processes. However, I think, given some of the recent history and some of the challenges that I’ve observed here for our organization going forward, I do think that this is money well invested to help us all get on the same page, and help us to have some needed convers
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The new Broadway pump station, shown March 10, has been under construction for two years and is expected to be completed soon.
Construction on the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project will be making additional progress in 2021, particularly for Burlington and the Tierrecita Vallejo Subdivision.
Ryan Ackerman, administrator for the Souris River Joint Board (SRJB), said funding is in place to advance flood protection in Burlington. Construction on levees on the south end of the community began last year and the next phase will start soon. It includes about 3,200 feet of levee, seepage cutoff, utility modifications and river bank and levee erosion protection.
The largest infrastructure project in Minot’s history has earned national recognition.
Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan received the 2020 Crown Communities Award from American City & County, a national organization dedicated to recognizing public projects and servants. Projects are judged on uniqueness, short- and long-term value to the community and effective and innovative financing.
“These two phases are vital parts of the overall $1.028 billion project to protect the City of Minot and the entire Mouse River Basin,” said Dan Jonasson, director of Public Works for the City of Minot and a director for the Souris River Joint Board. “These phases are great examples of what can be accomplished when federal, state and local entities work together to find solutions for funding, permitting, construction and maintenance.”
Dec 19, 2020
Due to continued COVID-19 concerns throughout the region, public information meetings have not been able to be held for the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project in Mouse River Park-Renville County and Velva-McHenry County.
In order to communicate important project information to area stakeholders and residents in the absence of these meetings, the Souris River Joint Board has embarked on several efforts to disseminate this information. Area residents will be mailed information outlining the general project information, including project overview, public impacts, detours and project schedule information.
Narrated project presentations for both projects can be viewed on the Mouse River Plan YouTube page and at the following website link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEMcuR74qzNPZ83qzQhCTg.