Bemidji Planning Commission Faces Frustration Over Multi Family Requests
The Bemidji Planning Commission heatedly debated rising requests for multi family units in R-3 zones amid neighborhood opposition. Commissioner Carl Larson compared the issue to being between the devil and the deep blue sea as the panel tabled a four plex proposal and discussed drainage studies and potential zoning changes.
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Bob Tucker
Bemidji
Michael O'Rourke
Patrick
Lee Duhammel
20Th St
Aspen seeds overshadow snow as fall like fluff drifts across Bemidji
BSU biology instructor notes an unusually large pool of aspen seeds from Big Tooth and Trembling aspens spreading three weeks early. Residents report cottony white material on faces and lawns as seeds travel on dry, windy air. Seed release may continue a few more days, with jack pine upcoming.
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BSU
Wally Wanek
Wanek
Bill Slimey
Robert Baker
Baker
Perpich Set to Sign No Site Stadium Bill
The no site stadium bill awaits Gov. Rudy Perpich signature who plans to sign this week. A seven member sports commission will then pick a design and site, with options including remodeling Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington or a new domed facility. The commission must choose three sites by Aug. 1 and the Senate approved the bill 39-27.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Perpich
Sports Commission
Metropolitan Stadium
Bloomington
Coon Rapids
Industry Square
Minneapolis
Steve Keefe
DFL
Senate
Twin Cities
Keefe
Ed Schrom
Albany
Schrom
Four Candidates Run For District 31 School Board Seats
Election set for May 17 in midsi School District No. 31 with four candidates vying for two three year terms. Incumbents Bob Edwards Bedda and Ted Thorson seek re election while challengers Ruth Lehmann and Maurits Sorensen compete for seats. Ted Thorson Bemidji State University music professor spoke at a Meet the Candidates session noting his stance if re elected.
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Jenny Gish
Midsi
Mans
Bob Edwards
Bedda
Ted Thorson
Beltrami
Ruth Lehmann
Star Route
Maurits Sorensen
Route 5
Bemidji State University
City Beats Highway 71 Savings Amid Bypass Completion
Mayor Doug Peterson announced that state action will save the city over 1,000 dollars annually by keeping Highway 71 as is, while the Route 2 bypass nears completion. The agreement ties to plans to widen Bemidji Avenue at 3rd Street, with armory demolition for traffic relief. Thorson and incumbent Bob Edwards weigh in on district decisions and budget scrutiny.
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Vogel
Commission
Bob Edwards
Gerald Fenske
Bemidji
Ayor
Doug Peterson
Perpich
Tance
Peterson
Doug St. Onge
House
Note
Department of Transportation
Armory Oak
Bemdiji Ave
3Rd St
Northern Township backs zoning study with 71 percent vote
In Northern Township 211 of 297 voters backed a proposal to have the supervisors adopt a resolution to study rural zoning and land use. Clerk Yvonne Teeters noted 1400 registered voters, 22 more at the polls, and that residents will again vote before any ordinance takes effect.
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Northern Township
Yvonne Teeters
Teeters
Northern Township Board
Neighbors vow to close JFK landings after court ruling
Angry residents near John F. Kennedy International Airport plan to block Concorde landings twice weekly following U.S. District Court Judge Milton Pollack ruling that the Port Authority acted illegally in banning the supersonic jet during a 16 month government trial.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
U.S
Milton Pollack
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Murdered heiress case prompts manhunt in Indianapolis
Howard Willard, 38, and Marjorie Pollitt, 48, are sought on state murder charges and federal fugitive warrants in a multimillion-dollar robbery and the slaying of grocery heiress Marjorie Jackson, 66. Investigators report $1.6 million recovered from three detainees and about $1.4 million missing from Jackson's home.
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Indianapolis
Howard Willard
Marjorie Pollitt
Daytona Beach
Fla
Marjorie Jackson
Republicans Plan Alternative to Carter Energy Proposal
Senate Republicans prepare a major counterproposal to the presidents energy plan. The GOP plan would lift price controls on oil and natural gas to boost domestic production and allow energy firms larger profits.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
U.S
GOP
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O'Rourke
Lenny Cyr
Duhammel
Nelson- Otterhill
Public Works Committee
12 St
John O’boyle
Larry Young
29Th
Irvine Ave
Young
Larson
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
HRDC
Jerry
Joyce Eidem
Wood Ave
Highway 2
Pioneer
Chris Mattison
Tim Ferock
Rick Grant
Beltrami Avenue
Tate
Thorson
Edna
Deb Anderson
Orin Dokken
Northern Township Hall
Carter Energy Program
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