Balta City Council Meeting

March 8, 2021

The 7:30 pm meeting was called to

order by Mayor Jundt. Present were

councilman Hallof and Rennock.

Hallof made a motion to approve the

minutes as read. Rennock seconded

the motion. Hallof made a motion to

approve the treasurers report as

read. Rennock seconded the mo-

tion.

Old Business: The city is waiting to

hear from the business that serviced

the pumphouse.

New BUSINESS: The city is accept-

ing bids for grass cutting in the park,

around the former post office and

around the dumpster. Please submit

bids to any board member or me

and they will be opened on April

12th our next town board meeting.

Also at our next meeting the tax

equalization director will be avail-

able to discuss any issues you may

have. The board approved paying

the bills; Rugby Post Office

$55.00,Circle Sanitation $ 548.00,

Northern Plains Electric $408.83,

and Tribune $18.50. No other busi-

ness before the board Hallof made a

motion to adjourn the meeting. Ren-

nock seconded the motion.

Elaine Schaan, City Auditor

(March 20, 2021)

CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed

bids will be received at the office of

Pierce County Auditor, Rugby, North

Dakota, as follows:

1. Claying and Graveling – bids to be

opened at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

April 6, 2021;

2. Machine Hire for building roads,

approaches, spot work such as lay-

ing culverts and other road repair,

with bids to be opened 9:30 A.M.

April 6, 2021.

All bids must be on file on or before

opening time indicated for the

respective items above.

Each bid to be labeled on the out-

side of the envelope. “SEALED BID”

and show the hour, date, contractor

license, renewal date, and item bid

on. Bids will not be opened unless

these requirements are strictly fol-

lowed. All bids are to be submitted

to Pierce County Auditor, 240 2nd St

SE, Suite 6 Rugby, ND 58368.

UNIFORM BIDDERS BLANKS ARE

REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR

EACH BID, WHICH CAN BE OB-

TAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE

PIERCE COUNTY AUDITOR, RUG-

BY, NORTH DAKOTA 58368.

A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE,

WORKERS COMPENSATION

CERTIFICATE OF PREMIUM PAY-

MENT OR WAIVER IF APPLICA-

BLE, COPY OF CURRENT CON-

TRACTOR’S LICENSE MUST BE

FILED WITH BID ITEMS 1 & 2.

The use tax responsibility on all ma-

terials installed will remain that of

the contractor, regardless of who ac-

tually owns the materials.

The Board reserves the right to ac-

cept or reject any and all bids.

By order of the Board of County

Commissioners, Pierce County,

Rugby, North Dakota 58368.

Dated at Rugby, North Dakota, this

2nd day of March, 2021.

Karin Fursather

County Auditor

(March 13-20, 2021)

NOTICE OF CULVERT BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Pierce County, North Dakota,

Board of County Commissioners will

receive bids for furnishing metal and

concrete culverts for the year 2021.

Bids will be opened on April 6, 2021

at 10:45 A.M..

Bids shall be for sizes 12 inch

through 96 inch, and must state the

price per lineal foot, together with

gauge and weight per foot. Prices to

be prepaid and delivered to location

in Pierce County as requested, and

in carload or less than carload lots.

Each bid must be in sealed en-

velope, addressed to the County Au-

ditor, 240 SE 2nd St, Suite 6 Rugby,

ND 58368, and marked “Bid for Me-

tal culvert” or “Bid for Concrete Cul-

verts”, as the case may be.

The Board reserves the right to ac-

cept or reject any or all bids as may

be in the best interest of the County,

and at the County’s complete discre-

tion.

Dated at Rugby, Pierce County,

North Dakota, this 2nd day of March,

2021.

By order of the Pierce County Board

of County Commissioners.

Karin Fursather, Auditor

Pierce County, North Dakota

(March 13-20, 2021)

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The North Dakota Department of

Transportation (NDDOT) will receive

bids for the construction of the fol-

lowing project(s):

Job No.: 17

Project No(s).: SC-3500(021)

Length: 12.086

Type: RESHAPING AND GRAVEL-

ING

County(s): PIERCE Co

Location: CMC 3532 FROM JCT

CMC 3505, E TO JCT ND 3; CMC

3548 FROM 3 MI E OF ND 3, E TO

COUNTY LINE

Job No.: 34

Project No(s).: HES-3-999(046)

Type: PAVEMENT MARKING

County(s): PIERCE, BENSON, CA-

VALIER, EDDY, FOSTER,

GRIGGS, NELSON, RAMSEY,

ROLETTE, TOWNER, & WELLS

Cos

Location: VARIOUS US/STATE

HWYS IN THE DEVILS LAKE DIS-

TRICT

Job No.: 39

Project No(s).: HES-4-999(041)

Type: PAVEMENT MARKING

County(s): PIERCE, BOTTINEAU,

BURKE, MCHENRY, MCLEAN,

MOUNTRAIL, RENVILLE, ROLET-

TE, SHERIDAN, WARD, & WELLS

Cos

Location: VARIOUS US/STATE

HWYS IN THE MINOT DISTRICT

Bids will be received via the Bid Ex-

press on-line bidding exchange at

www.bidx.com until 09:30AM, April

09, 2021. Bids will be opened at that

time at the NDDOT building on the

capitol grounds in Bismarck and the

bid results will be distributed and

posted online at https://www.

dot.nd.gov/business/bidinfo.htm ap-

proximately 30 minutes after bids

are opened.

The proposal forms, plans, and

specifications are available on the

NDDOT website at http://www.

dot.nd.gov and may be inspected at

the Construction Services Division,

608 East Boulevard Avenue,

Bismarck, North Dakota.

All bidders not currently prequalified

with NDDOT must submit an online

Contractor’s Prequalification request

to the Department at least ten (10)

business days prior to the bid open-

ing. The online application can be

found on the NDDOT website at

https://www.dot.nd.gov/business/con

tractors.htm

NDDOT reserves the right to reject

any and all proposals, waive techni-

calities, or to accept such as may be

determined in the best interests of

the state.

For disability/language assistance,

call 701-328-2978.

Requested by:

William T. Panos, Director

North Dakota Department of Tran-

sportation

(March 20, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 35-2021-PR-00006

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

PIERCE COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Dora I. Diepolder, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appoint-

ed co-personal representatives of

the above estate. All persons hav-

ing claims against the above named

decedent are required to present

their claims within three months after

the date of the first publication or

mailing of this notice or said claims

will be forever barred. Claims must

be presented to either James G.

Diepolder, 2460 80th St. NE, Willow

City, ND 58384, or Ann Brown, 601

Desiree Dr., Grand Forks, ND

587501, or filed with the clerk of the

district court.

Date: 02-23-2021

/s/James G. Diepolder

James G. Diepolder

Co-Personal Representative

/a/Ann Brown

Ann Brown

Co-Personal Representative

/s/Galen J. Mack

Galen J. Mack Esquire

Mack Law Offices, P.C.

120 2nd St. SE

PO Box 196

Rugby, ND 58368

701-776-5246

Attorney for Personal

Representatives

(March 6-13-20, 2021)

Public Notice

As part of the federal requirement

pursuant to Rail Safety Improvement

Act (RSIA) of 2008 and Section 106

of the National Historic Preservation

Act (NHPA), CP wishes to inform

the general public of one (1) 40-foot

Positive Train Control tower installa-

tion within the CP PORTAL Subdivi-

sion in Pierce County, North Dakota.

The tower is installed in disturbed

land along the railroad right-of-way.

Tower #40910 is located in

Anamoose at railroad mile post

409.10 northeast of the intersection

of US Highway 52 and 19th Ave NE.

The tower includes antennae for Po-

sitive Train Control (PTC) applica-

tions along with other railroad com-

munication requirements. If

members of the public would like to

submit comments regarding the po-

tential for the pole to cause adverse

effects to historic properties they

may do so by contacting CP’s Com-

munity Connect Line (Tel:

1-800-766-7912;

community_connect@cpr.ca). Com-

ments must be received within 30

days of the publication of this Notice.

Any other questions or comments

regarding CP implementation of Po-

sitive Train Control or ongoing

operations can be directed to:

Media

Breanne Feigel

Tel: (403) 319-3932

Media Line: 1-855-242-3674

E-Mail: breanne_feigel@cpr.ca

General Public

Community Connect Line

Tel: 1-800-766-7912

E-Mail: community_connect@cpr.ca

(March 20, 2021)

Public Notice of Meetings

Let it be known, each taxpayer has

the right to appear before the ap-

propriate board of review or equali-

zation and petition for correction of

the taxpayer’s assessment. Please

see below schedule for appropriate

meeting information:

The Alexanter Township Equaliza-

tion Meeting is scheduled for Tues-

day, April 13th, 2021 at 9:30 AM and

located at 3881 33rd Ave NE, Es-

mond (Guy Gumeringer’s Farm).

The Antelope Lake Township Equal-

ization Meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 at 11:00

AM and located at 1831 39th ST

NE, Anamoose (Clarence Lemer’s

Farm).

The Balta Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Wednes-

day April 7th, 2021 at 10:30 AM and

located at Pierce County Court-

house (Basement).

The Elling Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Monday,

April 12th, 2021 at 1:00 PM and lo-

cated at Pierce County Courthouse

(Basement).

The Elverum Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Wednes-

day, April 14th, 2021 at 2:00 PM and

located at Pierce County Court-

house (Basement).

The Hagel Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Monday,

April 12th, 2021 at 6:00 PM and lo-

cated at 209 2nd Ave NW, Selz (Au-

drey Zeien’s House).

The Jefferson Township Equaliza-

tion Meeting is scheduled for Friday

April 9th, 2021 at 9:00 AM and locat-

ed at 5652 19th Ave NE, Towner

(Nick Schmaltz’s Farm).

The Meyer Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Thursday,

April 8th, 2021 at 10:00 AM and lo-

cated at Pierce County Courthouse

(Basement).

The Ness Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Wednes-

day April 7th, 2021 at 1:00 PM and

located at Pierce County Court-

house (Basement).

The Reno Valley Township Equali-

zation Meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 9:00 AM

and located at Pierce County Court-

house (Basement).

The Rush Lake Township Equali-

zation Meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 1:00

PM and located at Pierce County

Courthouse (Basement).

The Torgerson Township Equaliza-

tion Meeting is scheduled for Tues-

day, April 6th, 2021 at 1:00 PM and

located at Pierce County Court-

house (Basement).

The Truman Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Monday,

April 12th, 2021 at 4:30 PM and lo-

cated at 3411 Hwy 3 South, Harvey

(Catherine Seefeld’s House).

The Tuscarora Township Equaliza-

tion Meeting is scheduled for

Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 at

10:00 AM and located at Pierce

County Courthouse (Basement).

The White Township Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,

April 13th, 2021 at 1:00 PM and lo-

cated at 3130 19th Ave NE,

Anamoose (Lawrence Bartz’s

Farm).

The City of Balta Equalization Meet-

ing is scheduled for Monday, April

12th, 2021 at 7:30 PM and located

at the Balta Post office.

The City of Rugby Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Monday,

April 5th, 2021 at 6:30 PM and lo-

cated at Rugby City Hall.

The City of Wolford Equalization

Meeting is scheduled for Wednes-

day, April 7th, 2021 at 7:00 PM and

located at the Wolford Fire Hall.

(March 20-27, 2021)

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