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January 19, 2012 Page 3
Impact fund should help with policing needs
Our world is changing. The
alleged abduction of Sidney,
Mont., school teacher Sherry
Arnold hit a little too close to
home. Crime in North Dakota
was virtually nonexistent a few
short years ago, now however,
people don't feel as safe as they
once did. Residents who used to
leave their homes and cars open
are now locking up everything
and are wary of going shopping
after dark. One of the many chal-
lenges with the unprecedented
growth we are experiencing is
providing more police protection.
Trying to find a way to pay for
more law enforcement has been
the focus of several meetings with
the smaller cities in Stark
County. Gladstone, Richardton,
and Taylor are all under contract
with the Stark County Sheriff's
Department to provide law
enforcement.
However, contracts haven't
been signed for this year citing
the lack of funds and discrepancy
in amounts that the cities have to
pay. Belfield and Dickinson have
their own law enforcement and up
until October, South Heart did as
well.
One of the issues during the
first meeting was the cost of pro-
viding law enforcement services
to city residents while at the same
time if you lived just outside city
Capitol Report
By Shirley Meyer
State Representative,
District 36
Belfield and
Dickinson have
their own law
enforcement and
up until October,
South Heart did as
well.
limits you still had services but at
no additional costs. The question
was asked if it was required by
law that cities had to contract for
police services with the county
sheriff, and according to Tim
Dawson, legal counsel for the
North Dakota Legislative
Council, research does not reveal
a statutory duty for a city to pro-
vide police services.
It appears a city chooses to not
have police. The two practical
reasons why a city would contract
with the sheriff for police servic-
es are to have municipal ordi-
nances enforced and to receive
extra patrolling at certain times.
The sheriff enforces state law and
would be under no duty, unless
under contract, to enforce city
ordinances. The sheriff would
enforce state law in a city but
might not have the resources to
provide a police presence expect-
ed by the citizenry of a city with-
out being paid, i.e., given the
resources.
A suggestion was made to start
charging city residents a fee simi-
lar to the fees charged for water,
sewer, and other services.
Someone else suggested that the
county be allowed to access a mill
or _ mill on property tax. At a
time when many are struggling to
pay an ever increasing property
tax, I don't think either of these is
a viable solution.
My suggestion is that these
communities apply for and
receive grants from the oil impact
funds. This is why the moneys are
needed.
This is why the funds were cre-
ated. We have been fighting for
years to increase the funding to
impacted communities.
At a time when the entire state
is benefiting so greatly from oil
revenue, it is not right that we
have to look at increased property
taxes when we are giving up so
much.
The deadline for applying for
the new round of grants is Jan. 31
- take the time to apply.
Thompsons, Sperry among honorees
BISMARCK - The North Dakota
Stockmen's Foundation (NDSF)
hosted nearly 250 people and raised
more than $26.000 for beef industry
scholarship, leadership, research,
promotion and building projects at
the inaugural Stockmen's Ball last
month at the Ramkota Hotel in
Bismarck.
"We are grateful for the tremen-
dous support and to have had this
chance to gather with friends to cel-
ebrate the past and build the future of
the beef industry together," said
Medina rancher Jason Schmidt,
NDSF president.
The night began with a social and
cowboy music by North Dakota
Stockmen's Association members
Dennis and Beni Paulson of Killdeer.
Radio personality and Rhame
rancher Scott Bachmeier served as
the emcee, He led a proam honor-
ing those who helped pave the way
for today's beef industry and whose
loved ones honored their memory
with a commemorative photo in the
NDSA's Memorial Hall since the
Foundation began. Honorees includ-
ed Harold and Regina Artz of Antler;
Bland Carter of Fortuna; Robert
Feiring of White Earth; Tilman
Haadem of Tappen: Fred Kist of
Mandan; Lyla McLean of Gilby;
Roy Small of Bismarck; Kyle "Bud"
Sperry, of Trotters: Albert Theodore
(A.T.) Thompson of Fairfield; and
Allan Webster (A.W.) Thompson of
Fairfield.
Time to file for tax credits,
Senior citizens or disabled per-
sons may be eligible for property
tax credits or a renter's refund in
2012. Applications for the state
'funded programs are available
locally through the tax equaliza-
tion office at local courthouses.
Both exemptions are available
statewide and help senior citizens
and the disabled defray the cost of
property taxes due on their resi-
dence.
The following criteria deter-
mine eligibility for the homestead
renter's refunds
credit program: Applicants must
be either 65 years of age or older
or permanently and totally dis-
abled in the year for which the
application is made. Applicants
must either own or hold a life
estate in the property where they
live. Total annual income may not
exceed $26,000, this is after med-
ical expenses, health insurance
premiums, and other medical costs
are deducted. An applicant may
not have assets exceeding
$75,000, including the value of
any assets gifted or otherwise
divested within the last three
years, and excluding the first
unencumbered $100.000 of market
value of the residence.
If eligible, the taxable value of
the homeowner's property is
reduced by at least 20 percent up
to 100 percent depending on the
applicant's adjusted income.
Call the local county tax equal-
ization office to receive an appli-
cation or for additional informa-
tion on these programs.
Car crash kills one,
An evening car crash 3 miles
east of Dickinson on Jan. 13
claimed the life of a California
woman.
Forty-one-year-old Rachel
Mikulich from Escondido, Calif.,
was traveling west on 1-94 in a 2002
Ford pickup when she lost control
on the icy roadway, according to a
N.D. Highway Patrol report. Her
vehicle slid across the median and
onto the eastbound lane where it
was hit head-on by a Peterbilt semi,
driven by Jose Cruz of Moses Lake,
Wash.
Both vehicles came to rest in the
median, with the semi-tractor on its
wheels and the trailer resting on its
leaves another uninjured
side. Mikulich's pickup came to rest
on its wheels, facing east.
Mikulich was thrown from her
vehicle and transported to St.
Joseph's Hospital where she was
pronounced dead, Cruz was unin-
jured.
The accident is still under inves-
tigation.
Coyote Classic results from January 12-14
www.FargoBoatShow.com
Here are the results of the Coyote
Classic, held Jan. 12-t4 in
Dickinson:
1st Place: Marty Oyloe, Mitch
Kvernum; 13 coyotes; $4392.00
cash; Plaques; Pair of Olympic
Arms SST Bull Barrel AR's .204 cal.
2nd Place: Blaine Mullman.
Wyatt Mullman; 13 coyotes;
$3022.00 cash; Plaques.
3rd Place: Scott Larson, Troy
Sand; t3 coyotes: $2143.00 cash;
Plaques.
4th Place: Dave Tatum, Ryan
Thompson; 12 coyotes; $928.00
cash; Plaques.
5th Place: John Powell, Scott
Katus: 12 coyotes; $619.00 cash;
Plaques.
6th Place: Joel Kaczynski, Dale
Peplinski; 11 coyotes; $464.00.
7th Place: Nick Nielson, Kurry
Delparte, 9 coyotes; $387.00
8th Place: Gary Will, Kevin
Hertz; 8 coyotes: $309.00
9th Place: Jason Arnson, Dan
Arnson; 8 coyotes: $232.00
10th Place: Scott Bradac, Mike
Sonsalla; 8 coyotes; $154.00
*All ties broken by check-in
times
**Dustin Butler and Travis
Osmond missed the second day
check in, Their total would have
been 11 coyotes. Picking up 9 on
day 2.
There were 43 teams, 210 coy-
otes shot, about $20,000 in cash,
prizes and door prizes awarded.
A piece of the past
These scenes are from spring flooding in Medora. The photos are undated but were likely
taken before the 1980s. (Photos Courtesy of the Golden Valley County Historical Society)
Public invited to
Newspapers in North Dakota
are inviting users of the U.S.
Postal Service to sigfi petitions
asking the postal service and the
state's Congressional delegation to
re-examine plans to diminish
postal service in the state.
"Deliver the Mail! North
Dakotans for Timely Mail
Delivery" has been established to
allow people to let postal officials
and elected representatives know
timely delivery of the mail is eco-
nomically important.
Under plans recently delayed
until May 2012, USPS had desig-
nated more than 75 North Dakota
post offices for closure and the
closing of mail processing centers
in Devils Lake, Jamestown, Minot
and Grand Forks. The postal serv-
ice also wants to eliminate
Saturday mail delivery.
"Putting all of those actions
together will ultimately create a
huge backlog in the mail stream,"
said Roger Bailey, executive direc-
Police report
City of Medora monthly police
report for December:
Traffic: Warnings, 4: Parking
tickets, 1; Accidents, 1; General
police calls, 2; Alarms, 2: Medical
assists, 2; Agency assists, 2
February 1 at 11:00 a.m.
February at 4:00 p.m.
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hearing constantly from newspa-
pers and newspaper subscribers of
mounting delays in newspaper
delivery. We've already seen the
elimination of the mail processing
centers resulting in undelivered
newspapers gathering dust in the
corners of the new combined mail
processing centers."
The elimination of Saturday
delivery will only compound the
problem as mail stacks-up over the
weekend placing additional stress
on the mail stream throughout the
week, Bailey said.
"Some might argue the end of
postal service as designed by the
founders of the country is a for-
gone conclusion," Bailey said.
petition for better mail service
"But there is a solution if only
Congress will step into the matter
and realign the unrealistic pension
prepayment provisions USPS
faces." he added. "Bottom line,
reducing services is not a good
business model for fixing the
postal service's problems. And
closing the post office at
Robinson, North Dakota, isn't
going to make a dent in the postal
service budget dilemma. It will
only provide an inconvenience
that the first postmaster, Benjamin
Franklin, would never approve,"
Bailey said.
The citizen petitions are avail-
able for signing in the office of
every North Dakota newspaper.
The deadline for signing is
Wednesday, January 25.
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