Morton County Commission, February 24, 2026
Approves Out of State Travel for County Veteran Service Officer, Unanimous voice vote
How this board votes
The Morton County Commission approved 95% of 107 recorded land-use decisions this period.
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The Morton County Commission meeting contained no zoning, development, or land-use entitlement decisions. The most substantive action was approval of property-tax abatement 7178 for homeowner Ryan Holzer, keeping the county assessor's valuation of $730,900 (rejecting the homeowne…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, Unanimous voice vote
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Property tax abatement 7178 (Ryan Holzer)
Commission approved abatement 7178 keeping the county tax assessor's valuation of $730,900 for the Holzer residence parcel in Zone 4, rather than the $661,000 requested by the applicant based on a Century 21 market analysis. The shop and house were combined on one parcel for 2025; the county valued the detached shop at $77/sq ft vs. the realtor's $15/sq ft. Second adjacent vacant lot valued at ~$50,000. Passed by voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Morton County Commission meeting contained no zoning, development, or land-use entitlement decisions. The most substantive action was approval of property-tax abatement 7178 for homeowner Ryan Holzer, keeping the county assessor's valuation of $730,900 (rejecting the homeowne…
Key Decisions (5)
Property tax abatement 7178 (Ryan Holzer)
Property tax abatements 7185 and 7186 (City of Mandan)
Appointment of Jeff Lind to school reorganization board
Appointment of Christy Krenzel to Hebron Planning and Zoning extraterritorial position
Out of State Travel for County Veteran Service Officer
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Zone 4 (residential development since 2000, county's largest residential-value zone…
Housing Demand
Lots in the new Honey Hill subdivision are currently selling…
Sentiment
County reassessment raised many Zone 4 valuations 20-40% in 2022-23…
Who Spoke (7)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 3 staff members, and a member of the public.
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