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Commission Minutes-July 22, 2002 2469 r' 13. MEETING UPDATES; BUILDINGS & GROUNDS REPORT; NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROCLAMATION; STATE'S ATTORNEY UPDATE; NEWS CONFERENCE ON ZOO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, Committee reports Commissioners reporied on meetings they have attended in the past few weeks. Mr. Wieland, Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Sonum attended the National Association of Counties convention in New Orleans last week. Bonnie Johnson said an insert on the new jail is being prepared by The Forum to be included in the August 24th edition at no cost to the county. She said arrangements are being made for the VIP Overnight at the new jail. Mrs. Johnson said the county received a proclamation from the City of West Fargo to declare August 6th, National Night Out. All area commissions were asked to sign and commissioners agreed that the chairman sign the proclamation. Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, said he and his attorney staff returned last week from the National District Attorney's Association Conference in Bismarck. Mrs. Johnson said a news conference is planned tomorrow moming on behalf of the City of Fargo. She said Mayor Furness called and asked one representative from each poiitical entity to be present. Mr. Wieland agreed to attend. The news conference is about special assessments at the zoo. The city would like to pay the assessments through a tax increment district until the current specials of $750,000 are paid. ,-. 14. CORRESPONDENCE, Received and filed MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to receive and file correspondence outlined by the secretary as follows: Motion carried. notice to affected property owners from the City of Fargo regarding petition for variance on WDAY property at 301 8th Street South in Fargo; copy of a letter from North Dakota Department of Health to Bob Schmidt of Waubun, Minnesota, regarding unauthorized waste disposal site on his property adjacent to the Sheyenne River south of Kindred, North Dakota; copy of a letter from Norih Dakota Department of Health to Lyle Schock of West Fargo, North Dakota, regarding unauthorized waste disposal site on his property in Riverview Estate Subdivision in Cass County. 15. ADJOURNMENT MOTION, passed On motion by Mr. Wagner, seconded by Mrs. Schneider and all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM. ATTEST: APPROVED: ,-. (1!1dV~~€f!o~ Michael M ntplalsir - udltor Cass County, Norih Dakota ~~ Alon Wieland, Chainman Cass County Board of Commissioners