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Council directs policy change to an expressway concept and narrowly approves paving Sunset Boulevard with sales-tax infrastructure dollars (4–3)
Summary
After debate over right-of-way encumbrances and funding, the Minot City Council directed staff to amend a freeway policy toward an expressway and approved working with the property owner to pave Sunset Boulevard using sales-tax infrastructure dollars and requiring dedication of right-of-way; the paving motion passed 4–3.
The Minot City Council on Jan. 5 directed staff to rework long-standing interchange policy for the US‑83 bypass and voted narrowly to pursue paving Sunset Boulevard with city sales-tax infrastructure dollars.
City engineer Lance outlined a decades-old plan that reserved corridors for a potential future freeway-style interchange in northwest Minot. He said the decision on whether to retain a freeway concept or move to an expressway should be made by council because the policy affects undeveloped property and could render parcels unbuildable if right-of-way is required and not acquired.
Council members debated encumbrance…
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