Morton County Commission, September 22, 2026
Approves Letter of support for MJAC LLC / Meyer Pelleting LLC pellet facility, unanimous
How this board votes
The Morton County Commission approved 95% of 129 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Paul Tokach (1 of 38 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This Morton County Commission meeting was primarily a budget and administrative session with no zoning entitlements decided. The Commission adopted the 2027 county budget of $34,628,000 with a property tax levy of $11,392,101 (a 5.4% levy increase) on a 5-0 roll-call vote, and ap…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Letter of support for MJAC LLC / Meyer Pelleting LLC pellet facility
Commission authorized a letter of support (using no county funds) for MJAC LLC, a real estate holding company leasing to operating company Meyer Pelleting LLC (both owned by Jesse and Stephanie Meyer), for a proposed alfalfa/livestock feed pelleting manufacturing plant northeast of Flasher. Project involves an 80x150 foot steel building with four hopper bins. Support enables use of Bank of North Dakota PACE program buy-down funds through Lewis and Clark Regional Development Council. Passed on voice vote.
- Signed by the chairman
- letter to be revised to remove box, add signature line, and emailed to Dawn for signing after approval
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
This Morton County Commission meeting was primarily a budget and administrative session with no zoning entitlements decided. The Commission adopted the 2027 county budget of $34,628,000 with a property tax levy of $11,392,101 (a 5.4% levy increase) on a 5-0 roll-call vote, and ap…
Key Decisions (7)
Letter of support for MJAC LLC / Meyer Pelleting LLC pellet facility
Emergency management vehicle purchase up to $25,000
2027 Morton County budget adoption
Low bid award for Mork Bridge replacement (bridge 30-156-04.1)
Out-of-state travel authorization for road department staff
Acceptance of Planning and Zoning Commissioner resignation
Consensus to advance Historic Preservation Commission draft ordinance
Development Activity (3)
Meyer Pelleting alfalfa/livestock feed manufacturing plant
Industrial
Mork Bridge replacement (bridge 30-156-04.1)
Infrastructure
Longspur/Flat Rock wind turbine project (special use permit)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Loss of feed/pelleting facilities in western North Dakota (Woody's, Circle…
Infrastructure
Morton County has active energy development pressure with an approved…
Commercial Demand
Commissioners noted the county lacks industrial zoning and needs to…
Infrastructure
County plans dedicated enforcement of road weight limits/scales in anticipation…
Who Spoke (13)
On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 2 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and a witness.
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