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Minot staff outlines 2025 North Dakota legislative outcomes affecting water, taxes and hub-city aid
Summary
City staff summarized key 2025 state legislation and appropriations that will affect Minot, including hub-city oil tax distributions, funding for the Mouse River flood control and Northwest Area Water Supply, a major property-tax relief package and new rules that change municipal public-comment procedures and municipal courts.
Shane Gettle, a city staff member, briefed the Minot City Council on the 2025 North Dakota legislative session on Monday, outlining measures that staff says will have the greatest impact on the city.
Gettle told the council that the legislature approved a two‑year state budget of roughly $20.3 billion and that the package includes large appropriations for water and flood projects the city has pursued. “Notably $562,860,000 for water supply projects statewide, of which $106,860,000 is earmarked for the Northwest Area Water Supply,” Gettle said. He also said the session provided about $117,600,000 for flood control statewide, with $81,100,000 specifically designated for the Mouse River project affecting Minot.
Gettle described changes to the state’s hub‑city distribution of oil‑related revenues and presented staff estimates for Minot under the new formulas. Under the so‑called 4/5ths gross…
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