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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners pass the city’s nearly $112 million 2023 General Fund Budget, a 7% increase over 2022. The biggest increases are in employee salaries and benefits. They were also presented with a couple of alternatives to save an historic house. John and Sherri Stern own the house built in 1958 by Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, the…
924 5th Street South, Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to have a dangerous house demolished by mid-November. The house at 924 5th Street South was deemed dangerous by building inspectors. The house has been the scene of drug deals, dangerous violations of city code, rubbish, and some 550 police calls since December 2018. Netty Burger is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commissioners agree it’s time for a vacant house to go. The structure at 437 23rd Street South has been declared a dangerous building. The woman who owned the house passed away and it was difficult for city building inspectors to find out who owns the building. It belongs to a New Jersey mortgage company….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s City Commission has a new look after Denise Kolpack was sworn in as the newest commissioner. Also taking the oath for another term were Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney and Commissioner Dave Piepkorn. The commission also voted 4-1 to once again make Piepkorn the deputy mayor. The only no vote came from Commissioner John Strand who…
Justin Nachatilo and attorney Leo Wilking FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo police officer whose firing was upheld by the City Commission last week is the focus of a closed door meeting. City Commissioners met in Executive Session late Monday afternoon to provide settlement negotiation instructions to the city attorney for Justin Nachatilo. The negotiation was between the city…
