Most area residents didn t respond to survey about option for extended contruction hours. 8:30 pm, May 24, 2021 ×
Work continues on the Moorhead underpass on Monday, May 24, 2021. This is a view of one of the three railroad bridges involved in the project. Two of the bridges are expected to be completed early this summer, while another could stretch into late fall. The finish date has now been moved back to next year as the City Council rejected an around-the-clock work schedule. David Samson / The Forum
MOORHEAD Once they saw the price tag, Moorhead City Council members voted unanimously Monday night, May 24, to deny a 24-hour, six-day-a-week work schedule to complete the railroad underpass this year at Main Avenue and 20th Street South.
Moorhead denies 24-hour schedule request to complete underpass
May 25, 2021
MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor’s request to be allowed to work extra hours to wrap up the Main Avenue/20th Street South underpass yet this year.
Ames Construction Company wanted to work a 24-hour, six-day-a-week schedule to complete the project that includes three railroad bridges. Two of the bridges are expected to be finished this summer. The third bridge may not be completed this year without the extra hours. That would add another $2.2 million to the $51 million project.
Lower chemical level and use only after dark are new plan 9:26 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
Dead monarch butterflies were found across the Fargo area after aerial spraying in August 2020 to control mosquitoes. WDAY photo
MOORHEAD Moorhead is going to be using fewer chemicals this summer.
The City Council voted unanimously to pay a retainer fee for aerial spraying for mosquitoes but with a lesser amount of pesticide and only after dusk, and also agreed on a 5-3 vote to stop spraying weeds with herbicides in city parks and playgrounds for this year.
Despite agreeing to pay the $12,000 retainer fee for Airborne Vector Control of Halstad, Minn., to do aerial spraying, the city of Moorhead could still opt out of the pest control service this summer after a controversial spraying last August apparently was the cause of a massive kill-off of hundreds or thousands of endangered monarch butterflies.
Heather Nesemeier will represent Ward Two in the south-central part of the city 9:16 pm, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
Heather Nesemeier, 38, is Moorhead City Council s newest member. She was appointed by the council on Monday night, April 26, 2021. City of Moorhead / Special to The Forum
MOORHEAD Heather Nesemeier will be the new Moorhead City Council member representing Ward Two in the south-central part of the city for the next 20 months.
The 38-year-old was selected on a 4-3 vote over Dave Marquardt, the other finalist out of six candidates. Evan Balko was also nominated.
An office and administrative specialist at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Nesemeier is an incredibly hardworking, incredibly driven individual who cares deeply about her community, said council member Deb White in nominating her for the position.
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NDSU students and professors hold homemade signs that they brought to the rally for academic freedom held in response to legislation aimed at an NDSU sex-ed program that involves Planned Parenthood on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at NDSU’s Memorial Union in Fargo.
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