City addresses property matters

Senior Staff Writer

Williston City Commissioners recently considered a series of property-related matters.

The board approved an amendment to the future land use plan from industrial classification to residential for two lots of the Jim Bridger Subdvision.

Community Development Incorporated is developing the property for lower-income apartments. The property is located on east Reclamation Drive.

Board members also rezoned the same property from industrial park (M3) to low-rise multi-family townhouse residential (R3).

In another matter, the board rezoned an area from agricultural to light industrial on East Dakota Parkway for Tofte Brothers Construction. The property increases the company’s storage unit capacity for its storage rentals.

Tim and Lorri Amsden’s uniform offer to purchase a lot of the Rosaan Subdivision between east 18th Street and toward the dike was referred to the Ad Hoc Committee. They are asking to expand their property for their single family home.

Board members also tabled Ron Stenson’s request for a preliminary plat for two lots in the Williston Township Subdivision. Stenson seeks the preliminary plat to allow him to split the property so he can sell a tire store there and gas station/convenience store to two separate owners.

Among the city’s requirements for the preliminary plat is installing a fire wall between the two businesses.

The board tabled transcribing matters discussed at its last executive session into public meeting minutes at the request of the party involved. The matter discussed was an economic development issue.

Board members attending came out of the hour-long meeting and approved a motion, but did not identify what the motion was or what the economic development matter involved.

Williston City Commission President Ward Koeser participated by speaker phone from Alaska. A man involved in the economic discussion also spoke to the board through a speaker phone.

The commission also agreed to enter into an agreement to split the county mill levy for airport funding with two-thirds of the revenue going to the city of Williston for Sloulin Field International Airport and the Tioga airport sharing the balance.

Williston did receive $64,553. Tioga was given $32,519, according to 2008 projections.

Williams County Auditor Beth Innis reported that Williston, Tioga and Grenora also are allotted city-generated levies separately for their airports.

Williston receives another $44,003. Tioga is apportioned $7,503 and Grenora receives $1,125 for its airport levy.