FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo City Commission votes 4 to 1 to change the city’s code regulating and defining adult entertainment businesses. It would force some business to move locations to keep away from churches and schools. Adult use provisions were adopted in 1998 and have not been updated since. Supporters of the ordnance say the change will help…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people with experience managing a city are in the running for Fargo City Administrator. The finalists include: Kenneth Haskin, the City Manager in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Becker County, MN Administrator Pat Oman; James Puffalt, the City Manager in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; and current Fargo Interim City Administrator Michael Redlinger, who once was City Manager in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With a legal battle over an adult bookstore’s proposed move in downtown Fargo, the city is looking to amend the municipal code when it comes to adult entertainment centers and establishments. The first reading of an ordinance to change the code definitions and regulations was held during last night’s meeting. The vote was four to one…
924 5th Street South, Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The owner of a house that has been declared dangerous and ordered to be demolished has gone to court to challenge the order. Dan Curtis owns the house at 924 5th Street South in Fargo which is slated to be removed by November 18th. The house has been the scene of…
812 7th St. North & 509 21st St. North/FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo city commissioners unanimously declare two abandoned houses as dangerous buildings and ordered the structures to be torn down. The city’s inspections director say taxes have not been paid for several years at the house at 812 7th Street North. He says water has been shut off for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commission has approved a plan to save a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places. John and Sherri Stern are the owners of the house designed by the granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. It is in the way of a flood levee. The new approved plan is to build a $1.1 million…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)– Fargo has a new deputy mayor, against the wishes of Mayor Tim Mahoney. Commissioners first voted on a motion put forth by John Strand and Arlette Preston to rescind Dave Piepkorn as deputy mayor for controversial comments he has made recently. That included Piepkorn’s issues with the police chief and calling out two drunk Native American’s outside…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Two Fargo city commissioners will recommend rescinding Commissioner Dave Piepkorn of his Deputy Mayor designation at the next city commission meeting. Commissioners Arlette Preston and John Strand will bring the motion forward. In a memo, Preston and Strand wrote commissioners should be respectful to one another and the residents of the city, and should not be hostile,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission held an informational meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposal for a mixed-use development downtown. The ownership group includes Kilbourne Group Apartments, Global Development, City of Fargo, and Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT). The current proposal would allow for a 400-seat theater, 145 apartments with 2,200 square feet of retail space, and 450-480 parking spots…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn raised some anger at last night’s meeting during a discussion about the need for safety downtown. Piepkorn shared a story about calling 911 on two very intoxicated Native Americans sleeping next to his building downtown. He says police came and rousted them and he followed them to see where they went…
