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12-04-2025
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In case you missed it in The Sun the week of April 7, 2025
Apr. 12—The following stories from this week appeared on and in The Jamestown Sun. The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved on Monday, April 7, a notice of intent to request a release of funds for Stride Development's Riverside Cottages Project. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich was authorized to sign the notice. The city of Jamestown will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds for the project at 902-1514 Gardenette Drive. The City Council also unanimously approved a finding that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. An environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is not required, according to city documents. The Riverside Cottages project is a multiphase affordable housing rehabilitation project led by Stride Development. The $48 million project comprises three phases and includes acquiring and rehabilitating the 168 single-bedroom unit development into 150 units providing one-, two- and three-bedroom options. While there has not been a confirmed case of measles in North Dakota since 2011, there is at least some interest in vaccinations among adults, according to Kim Lee, director of nursing for Central Valley Health District. "A few vaccinations for those 55 and older," she said. "Boosting because of travel." The U.S. is seeing a spike in measles cases this year. There were 607 confirmed cases in the U.S. in 21 states with 74 of those cases requiring hospitalization as of Friday, April 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles is highly contagious and anyone not protected against it is at risk, according to the CDC. If one person has it, up to 9 out of 10 people nearby will become infected if they are not protected. The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is commonly given in two doses. "The measles (vaccine) is very effective," Pinnick said. "It is about 90% effective after one dose and 97% to 98% effective after the second dose. MMR is not something boosted." The James Valley Library System Board of Directors unanimously approved on Wednesday, April 9, updates to its policy on challenging materials in its libraries. The application for challenging materials will also be updated at the next library board meeting on May 14. Updates to the library system's challenge policy include having the complainant read, view or listen to the entire work the individual is challenging and including his or her street and email addresses. "You have to take it in context of the whole work," said Joe Rector, library system director, referring to reading, viewing or listening to the entire work. The policy was also updated to say no appeal is valid if a complainant has appealed and the library board has declined the appeal on three or more requests within a three-year period. The policy previously said no appeal is valid if a complainant has appealed and the library board has declined the appeal on five or more requests within a two-year period.
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09-04-2025
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City Council seeks to release funds for housing project in Jamestown
Apr. 9—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved on Monday, April 7, a notice of intent to request a release of funds for Stride Development's Riverside Cottages Project. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich was authorized to sign the notice. The city of Jamestown will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds for the project at 902-1514 Gardenette Drive. The City Council also unanimously approved a finding that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. An environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is not required, according to city documents. The Riverside Cottages project is a multiphase affordable housing rehabilitation project led by Stride Development. The $48 million project comprises three phases and includes acquiring and rehabilitating the 168 single-bedroom unit development into 150 units providing one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Phase 1 secured $1.1 million of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Phase 2 received $1.08 million of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and Phase 3 was awarded $1.03 million of 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits and $3 million in state Housing Incentive Fund dollars, The Jamestown Sun reported in February. Currently, the Gardenette consists of 42 single-level walk-up buildings that are utilized as market rate housing. Tom Blackmore, zoning administrator, said some four-unit buildings will be reduced to three. "They're definitely going to have some increased insulation values, looking at better parking, some solar actually on the rooftops to try to reduce the energy usage," he said. "It is going to be a really nice project, and it's going to be good for Jamestown." The City Council held the first reading of an ordinance related to the prohibition of junk. The ordinance amends and reenacts Section 17-12 of Jamestown city code by adding language that allows Jamestown Municipal Court to order removal of trash, rubbish, junk, junk automobiles or abandoned vehicles on private property in addition to any penalties that the court may impose by law upon a conviction. If the person fails to remove the items by a specific date given by the court, the city of Jamestown or its authorized agent will enter the premises to remove and dispose of the items with costs to be assessed on any property owned by the person who was convicted, the ordinance says. Disposal of junk automobiles must be completed in accordance with Section 17-16 of city code and state law. Scott Edinger, chief of police, said after the meeting that the ordinance will help move the process forward of removing trash, rubbish, junk, junk automobiles or abandoned vehicles on private property. "We would get very tiny incremental movements on properties and then we would get stuck because of the seasons, and we'd have to start over in the next summer and sometimes more junk would be accumulated," he said. "Sometimes, we'd even lose ground, so this will force things to move forward." The City Council held 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. Article 53 says no person is allowed to camp or occupy a campsite in, under or upon any sidewalk, street, alley, lane, public right of way, park, bench, bridge, viaduct or any other publicly owned property unless an area is specifically designated by signage. Anyone who parks or leaves a vehicle parked or remains within a park for two hours without permission during the hours the park is closed will be found in violation. The council also made the first reading to amend and reenact the existing city code related to parking campers or trailers. The ordinance amends the existing city code — Section 21-16-04.1 — to say it is lawful to park motor homes, recreational vehicles, camper trailers and other trailers on the street directly in front of the owner's residence within a residential district for up to 14 days between April 1 through Oct. 31 each year. The City Council held 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. In other business, the City Council unanimously approved: * a quote to purchase youth basketball and volleyball equipment for the Jamestown Civic Center from Gerrells Sports Center for $92,500. City Administrator Sarah Hellekson said the purchase includes two tabletop scoreboards, two score tables, four rectangular backboards and two youth courts for basketball and volleyball. She said the Civic Center is looking to help generate more revenue for the facility. * the appointment of Laurie Podoll to the Forestry Committee for a three-year term that expires in April 2028. * the appointment of Greg Spenningsby to the Stutsman County Weed Board for an unexpired four-year term that expires in December 2028.
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21-02-2025
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City to be responsible entity for environmental assessment for Gardenette
Feb. 21—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Finance and Legal Committee on Thursday, Feb. 20, unanimously recommended approval of a request from Stride Development to name the city of Jamestown as the responsible entity for an environmental assessment for the Gardenette. The environmental assessment will be done for the Gardenette properties located at 902-1514 Gardenette Drive in Jamestown. "What we're being asked to do here is very similar to what we did for Eagle Flats and probably some others," Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said. " ... It requires some government agency to be the responsible entity for this type of assessment, and whatever costs that would be incurred would be charged back to the developer." Heinrich was also authorized to sign the environmental assessment after the city staff reviews and approves it. The Gardenette project, also known as the Riverside Cottages project, is a multiphase rehabilitation project led by Stride Development. The $48 million project comprises three phases which will acquire and rehabilitate the 168-single-bedroom unit development into 150 units providing one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Phase 1 secured $1.1 million of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Phase 2 received $1.08 million of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and Phase 3 was awarded $1.03 million of 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits and $3 million in state Housing Incentive Fund dollars. The environmental assessment is expected to be complete this week or early next week, said Brent Eckstrom, executive director of the Lewis and Clark Development Group out of Mandan, North Dakota, which is a co-general partner with Stride Development. Once the Gardenette units are rehabilitated, those units will be leased out, Eckstrom said. "We are working with the Great Plains Housing Authority to get rental assistance vouchers for the tenants," he said. "They have a project-based voucher, so they stay with the units there." In order to get the rental assistance vouchers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an environmental assessment needs to be completed, Eckstrom said. Eckstrom said Terracon has been hired to complete the environmental assessment. "They put that package together, they do all the notifications, all that, and then they will submit that to the city for the city's review," he said. "Once the city reviews it and the mayor signs off on it, once the mayor signs off on that, then we can go back to Great Plains Housing Authority with that assessment, and then sign the contracts to get those vouchers." In other business, the Finance and Legal Committee unanimously recommended approval of the plans and specifications to reroof and reskin a city-owned storage building located at 1100 Railroad Drive. City staff would also be authorized to advertise for bids on the project. The building is where LeFevre Sales was formerly located. Heinrich said the building will be used as a storage facility for various city departments.
