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28-03-2025
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Approval recommended to create district for water main replacement project in Jamestown
Mar. 28—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Public Works Committee recommended approval in a 4-0 vote to create a district for the 2025 water main project. Councilman David Schloegel was not present at the meeting on Thursday, March 27. The project will replace deteriorated water mains and associated infrastructure. Those replacements are planned for the following areas: * between the 1100 and 1300 blocks of 4th Avenue Southwest * between the 400 block Southwest and 200 block Southeast of 10th Street/U.S. Highway 52 * between the 800 and 1000 blocks of 1st Avenue South * 400 block of 7th Street Southwest * between the 1100 and 1600 blocks of 4th Avenue Northwest In related business, the Public Works Committee unanimously recommended approval of the engineer's report and cost estimate for the 2025 water main improvement district for the project. The estimated cost of the project is more than $4.5 million. The Jamestown Police and Fire Committee unanimously approved without recommendation a bid for firefighting gear in the amount of $125,000. Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther said he received three quotes with the low bid going to Grand Forks Fire Equipment for $125,000 for 26 sets of pants and coats, 26 helmets, 52 hoods and 52 pairs of structural firefighting gloves. Dinges Fire Co.'s quote was over $150,000 and Clarey's Safety Equipment's quote came in at more than $126,000. Reuther said the quotes did not include a cost estimate to ship the gear to Jamestown. He said he will try to get a quote for shipping by April 7 when the Jamestown City Council meets. "It's hard to determine that at this time," he said, referring to the quote for shipping the gear. He said the gear for firefighters comes in different sizes, making it difficult to get an exact quote for shipping. In related business, Reuther told the Police and Fire Committee that equipment was ordered to wash and dry the gear. He said the cost for the equipment was over $24,000. He said about $36,000 is left from Clarice Liechty's donation of $185,000 to the Jamestown Fire Department for new turnout gear and equipment to care for it. He said there will be additional costs to install the equipment to care for the turnout gear. Reuther applied for a $185,000 federal grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program in December for 26 sets of turnout gear, The Jamestown Sun reported in February. When Liechty learned Reuther was working on a grant application, she felt it was important to provide the money when she learned about the Jamestown Fire Department's need. Citywide curbside cleanup week in Jamestown will be held May 12-17. Shawn O'Neill, sanitation foreman, said cleanup week is mostly for construction and demolition debris and household items like a couch, chair or mattress. He said clothing and shoes can be donated. He said residents need to remember to pound nails down or remove them from any wood. Anything left behind by city workers during cleanup week is the resident's responsibility to dispose of the items. O'Neill also said the sanitation department has a program where people can call the department to pick up items. He said the department will tell residents what it costs to pick the items up and a time will be scheduled for curbside pickup. He said residents then pay the department for the service.
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27-03-2025
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Approval recommended for purchase agreement on lot for indoor baseball, softball facility
Mar. 27—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Finance and Legal Committee recommended approval on a 4-0 vote to have the city of Jamestown enter into a purchase agreement with Eagles Nest LLC for a city-owned lot that will be developed into an indoor practice facility for youth baseball and softball. Councilman David Schloegel was not present at the meeting on Tuesday, March 25. The property is on lot one and block two at the Harold P. Bensch Addition and is adjacent to 12th Avenue and 5th Street Southeast. The purchase price is about $76,000 for the property. Matt Perkins with Eagles Nest said he had a couple of concerns with the purchase agreement but didn't want those concerns to derail the project. His concerns included needing Jamestown City Council approval to sell the property within the first 30 months after the purchase agreement and city staff being able to request records from Eagles Nest of the indoor practice facility's operations. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said the city needs to ensure that the project in the request for proposal is what happens at the location. Abbagail Geroux, assistant city attorney, said the city would actually need a valid reason to look into the records of Eagles Nest regarding the performance of the purchase agreement. The purchaser must agree to sell the property back to the city at the original purchase price if development does not occur within 30 months of the purchase in accordance with the development plan submitted as part of the original purchase proposal. The indoor practice facility for youth baseball and softball was originally planned to be on 2 acres in the JMS Aviation Park near Jamestown Regional Airport before changing its location, Perkins told The Jamestown Sun after the meeting. The Finance and Legal Committee unanimously recommended approval of a request from the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. for a forgivable loan of $1 million to the city of Jamestown that will be used as matching dollars for a grant program that helps create residential housing development. Heinrich said $500,000 is also being deobligated for a JSDC housing program for the development of residential lots within Jamestown city limits. The $500,000 will be reallocated to use as matching dollars for the Housing for Opportunity, Mobility and Empowerment (HOME) grant program in the North Dakota Department of Commerce if Senate Bill 2225 is approved. Senate Bill 2225 would create the Housing for Opportunity, Mobility and Empowerment grant program. It would appropriate $50 million to the program. If SB 2225 is approved, the Commerce Department would award grants to political subdivisions to build infrastructure to support affordable market-rate housing. The grant program would be funded one time and ends on June 30, 2027. The Commerce Department would allocate $10 million for communities with a population of 5,000 or less, $20 million for communities with a population of 5,001 to 20,000 and $5 million for rural metropolitan areas located within 20 miles of city limits of a community with more than 20,000 people. The program would provide grant dollars for one-third of the infrastructure costs for residential development projects. The local political subdivision and the developer of the residential lots would each provide one-third of the costs for residential development projects. A minimum of five residential lots would need to be developed using the HOME program and the agreements for residential lot development would be between the city of Jamestown and the developer. The Finance and Legal Committee unanimously recommended approval to introduce the first reading of an ordinance to prohibit camping on public property within Jamestown city limits. The ordinance would add Article 53 of Chapter 22 to Jamestown city code and amend the existing city code — Section 21-16-04.1 — regarding campers. Geroux said the ordinance would prohibit camping on city streets, boulevards, parks and other publicly-owned property. She said camping would be allowed in designated areas for camping. She said a camper or recreational vehicle is still allowed to be placed adjacent to a property owner's property for up to 14 days. The Jamestown City Council will make the first reading of the ordinance at its meeting on April 7. In other business, the Finance and Legal Committee unanimously recommended approval to introduce the first reading of an ordinance to amend Section 1-10 of the city code to increase Jamestown Municipal Court fees. The administration fee will increase from $30 to $125 and the facility fee will increase from $25 to $100. Heinrich said the intent was to have the Municipal Court fees match the fees at Southeast District Court in Jamestown.
