City Manager Rich Spiczka listed options to accomplish a new mission. One option would split the Parks and Recreation Department into the Parks and Trails Department and the Recreation Department.
During Monday's Bemidji City Council work session, a resolution to extend its Local Emergency status by two weeks was unanimously approved. On July 7, the council will reevaluate the declaration.
The council approved a resolution on Monday that allows the application of a housing infrastructure grant. If awarded, a significant housing project that brings 39 mixed-income units would follow.
During a May 19 Bemidji City Council meeting, a raise and extended severance package for City Manager Rich Spiczka was approved following a non-annual performance review on May 12.
The city took the first step in the long-awaited Rail Corridor clean-up project on Tuesday evening. Additionally, Mayor Jorge Prince provided a comprehensive State of the City Address.
Tonight's council meeting will feature a discussion on soil remediation at the Rail Corridor property, kicking off a long-awaited project that will bring a YMCA to the city.
In 2024 a partnership was formed with the YMCA of Northern Sky based in Fargo, which will bring community-specific programming to Bemidji's Rail Corridor all while owning and operating the facility.
Tonight's work session will feature an update on the Rail Corridor project and finalized landscaping plans for the Hannah Avenue and Middle حلحلآ» Drive roundabouts.
It was a fairly sparse agenda heading into the Bemidji City Council's regular meeting on Tuesday evening, with the majority of the discussion focusing on the approval of purchasing two city trucks.
Ward 3 Councilor Mark Dickinson was officially sworn in on the Bemidji City Council alongside incumbents Mayor Jorge Prince, Ward 1 Councilor Gwenia Fiskevold Gould and Ward 5 Councilor Lynn Eaton.
Tonight's Bemidji City Council meeting will feature new Ward 3 Councilor Mark Dickinson who will be sworn in alongside Mayor Jorge Prince and two other returning councilors.
