Bismarck City Commission, March 24, 2026
Approves Letter of support for Four Partners LLC (North Dakota Opportunity Fund), 3-2
How this board votes
The City Commission approved 94% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (14 of 104 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Bismarck City Commission's most substantive land-use action was authorizing a partnership with the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District (which voted unanimously to partner) to fund a community recreation facility feasibility study at a 50/50 cost share up to $75,000 each ($…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 3-2
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Letter of support for Four Partners LLC (North Dakota Opportunity Fund)
Letter of support for interest buy-down loan through the North Dakota Opportunity Fund for financial advisors seeking to build an office building. Commissioner Connolly opposed government involvement. Motion to approve carried 3-2; dissenters Connolly and Risch voted no.
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 Bismarck City Commission's most substantive land-use action was authorizing a partnership with the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District (which voted unanimously to partner) to fund a community recreation facility feasibility study at a 50/50 cost share up to $75,000 each ($…
Key Decisions (8)
Letter of support for Four Partners LLC (North Dakota Opportunity Fund)
Ordinance 6658 amending 2025 budget
Award contracts for 2026 pavement materials
Insufficiency of protest for street improvement district 597
2026 annual concrete contracts (parts a1, a2, b)
Half-cent sales tax extension project list and Home Rule Charter amendment
Bismarck Event Center operations contract with Oak View Group
Community recreation facility feasibility study partnership
Development Activity (2)
Bismarck Event Center operations under Oak View Group
Other
Community recreation facility (feasibility study)
Other
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Commissioner Connolly stated there is no shortage of office space…
Infrastructure
A new community recreation/sports complex on the city's edge would…
Infrastructure
The city is seeking to extend its half-cent roadway sales…
Commercial Demand
Oak View Group projects driving revenue growth at the Event…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: the mayor, 4 commissioners, a board member, 3 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicants, and a witness.
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