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ll m art—mac SMELL me Ms ‘W ZBPST The official newspaper ol'Bcach and Golden \ ullm {‘nuut). North Dakota. 58621 l‘s'l’S 221-280 \ol. 90. No.16 $1 a’ Wintertime'entertainment Beach High School and Junior High School choir and band members perform at their Winter Concert on Dec. 17. They sang or performed 10 songs. (Photos by Richard Volesky) Htrtfi‘tnmc. g . Shown is the site of the proposed Davis Refinery east of Fry- burg in September. (File Photo by Richard Volesky) Despite lien, refinery inching forward By Richard Volesky Editor/Reporter The filing of a $2.2 million lien against the designated site of an oil refinery in Billings County isn't as alarming as it may sound, an official from the company that filed the lien says. SEH Design/Build Inc., which is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., filed the mechanic's line upon the of— fices of Meridian Energy Group Inc. in Irvine, Calif, in Bismarck and on the site's land, which is in the name of Greg Kessel of Belfield, who is also a Meridian board member. The lien is for the cost of site prepara- tion, grading and other work. Dan Hedrington, SEH senior project manager, called the Billings County Pioneer last week after the initial story about the lien went to press. He said filing liens in the in- dustry, especially engineering, is a protective measure, and that Such isn't unusual. Hedrington said his company continues to work for Meridian. "We're very excited about work- ing with Meridian," he said. Once a pending appeal with the North Dakota Supreme Court is re- solved, Meridian will again be au- thorizing expenditures for field work at the refinery site, said Hedrington. Oral arguments in the appeal were held last month in Bismarck. Attorneys for the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) in Minneapolis and Chicago, and the Dakota Resource Council (DRC) filed the appeal. The appellees are the North Dakota Public Service Under North Dakota law, a com- pany intending to build an oil refinery that refines 50,000 or more barrels per day (bpd) must ob- tain a' "certificate of site compatibility" from the PSC. Commission (PSC) and Meridian Energy. ELPC and DRC attorneys ques- tioned whether the PSC violated the law by dismissing the matter of a site permit without conducting a hearing or considering other evi- ‘ deuce .‘ ' Under North Dakota law, a com- pany intending to build an oil refin- ery that refines 50,000 or more barrels per day (bpd) must obtain a "certificate of site compatibility" from the PSC. The purpose of that requirement is to ensure that such a facility would have minimal adverse effects. Initially in 2015, Meridian an— nounced it would be seeking permits for a 55,000 bpd facility. The ELPC and DRC later filed a complaint with the PSC. Meridian then said the plans were for a 49,500 bpd facility Refinery (Continued on Page 6) Lardy named vice president for agricultural affairs FARGO Greg Lardy will be the next vice president for agricultural affairs at North Dakota State Univer- sity, NDSU President Dean L. Bres- ciani said in a Dec. 20 announcement. "Dr. Lardy has an impressive record of leadership and advance- ment in his career and has earned the respect of the many key stakeholder groups," Bresciani said. "We are for— tunate to have had a very strong pool of highly-qualified candidates and even more fortunate to have Dr. Lardy accept the role." Lardy is a native of Sentinel Butte and the son of Maurice and the late Sharon Lardy. The role encompasses the posi- tions of vice president for agricul- tural affairs; dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Nat- ural Resources; director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion; and director of NDSU Exten- sion. Lardy has been serving as acting director of the North Dakota Agri- cultural Experiment Station at NDSU since August 2018 and also has been interim director of NDSU Extension since July 2018. Since 2015, he has had a 30 percent appointment as as— Greg Lardy sociate vice president of agricultural affairs. He was NDSU Animal Sci- ences Department head from 2009 to 2018. Lardy earned his doctorate in ani- mal sciences at the University of Ne- braska, Lincoln, in 1997; master's degree in animal sciences at the Uni- versity of Missouri, Columbia; in 1993; and bachelor‘s degree in ani- mal and range sciences at NDSU in 1991. First State Bank “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on Member them ourselves. The book is callgd OppDortunity and the first chapter is New I, v FDIC WWW_beO-fgolvaicom ‘ ears ay.” x . Year’s Eve —“Edith Lovejoy Pierce v . ATM In Beach Medora lobby Golva Medora Beach We will all of our customers and friends a safe and prosperous New Year. 872—3656 623-5000 872-4444 On A first NW Bank at 2pm.