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Commission Minutes-July 17, 2006 3085 6. RESOLUTION #2006-10, MIDA Bond application of Oak Grove Lutheran School Attorney James Stewart was present for the MIDA Bond hearing on the application of the Oak Grove Lutheran School. The project is for financing the construction and equipping of a multipurpose fine arts facility located at 124 North Terrace in Fargo and for acquisition of land and a building to be used as an elementary school located at 2720 32nd Avenue South in Fargo. He said the bonds are bank qualified and the county does not have any liability on the payment of the bonds. State's Attorney Birch Burdick reviewed the information and said all the appropriate documentation appears to be in place. The chairman opened the public hearing and invited comments from the audience. Hearing none, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to adopt Resolution #2006-10 Giving Final Approval to the Issuance of Museum Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Oak Grove Lutheran School Project) Series 2006A. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Award presented to Detective Mitch Burris Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Meyers thanked the board for the opportunity to present a meritorious achievement award to Cass County Detective Mitch Burris, for his exemplary performance on a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking case that involved 20 defendants who imported between 60 and 80 pounds of methamphetamine into Cass County. Mr. Meyers introduced Jeff Bierman, Supervisor of the North Dakota Drug Enforcement Agency, who expressed appreciation to the Cass County Sheriff's Department staff for their cooperation in working with other agencies to solve cases such as this and commended Mr. Burris on an outstanding job. In receiving the award, Mr. Burris said none of this would have been possible without all the other agencies and staff who worked together to solve the case. Chairman Bennett thanked him for his service on behalf of the entire board. 8. RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION, Update provided Kyle Anderson, President of the Red River Valley Fair Board, was present. Mr. Anderson said the fair was successful with an increase in attendance and positive comments from vendors and concession owners. The board has some new ideas for next year and extends their appreciation to the county commission for their support. He introduced John Pitz, Director of the Red River Valley Fair, who was hired in April of this year. Mr. Pitz commended the fair board for their work on this year's event. He discussed other events the fair may be hosting and is enthusiastic about the opportunities for the future. Mr. Wagner thanked Mr. Anderson and Mr. Pitz for their willingness to attend today's meeting and to provide an update on the progress that has been made over the last few months. 9. TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD, Reconvened for 2006 Chairman Bennett reconvened the 2006 Board of Tax Equalization. Frank Klein, County Tax Director, referred to his letter of July 7, 2006, and said after the last equalization meeting, three of the six individual appeals have been withdrawn. Mr. Klein said the property owned by John and Sheila Gibbs located at 4528 3ih Avenue North in Reile's Acres City, was inspected by the local assessor. He said some improvements were made to surrounding properties in the neighborhood that were not