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.
Bemidji voters took to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to decide four key municipal races, reelecting incumbents and welcoming a new face to the Bemidji City Council.
Feasibility studies for major street reconstruction projects moved forward and two new officers were sworn into the Bemidji Police Department during Monday's meeting.
Due to the redistricting that took place in 2022, current Ward 3 Councilor Ron Johnson is unable to run for the seat and is instead running for the Ward 1 position.
The long-awaited redevelopment of the Bemidji Rail Corridor is progressing, with plans solidifying for a new YMCA-operated wellness center to serve as the cornerstone of the project.
Incumbent Gwenia Fiskevold Gould and current Ward 3 representative Ron Johnson are running head-to-head on Nov. 5 for the Bemidji City Council Ward 1 seat.
The Headwaters Landlord Association will hold a Bemidji City Council candidate forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, in the community room at Beltrami Electric, 4111 Technology Drive NW.
Jourdain previously announced in a since-deleted Facebook post that he was dropping out of the mayoral race but has since restarted his campaign against incumbent Jorge Prince.
The Bemidji City Council will play a waiting game as they approved a Memorandum of Understanding requirement for the State Highway 197 project during its Monday meeting.
With construction already delayed until 2026, who knows how many years a delay in approving municipal consent would add? How much grant money will be lost if municipal consent is not supported?
