Take Charge of Your Community’s Future

Forums will help communities capitalize on North Dakota’s oil boom.

The North Dakota State University Extension Service is sponsoring “Taking Charge of Your Community’s Future,” a series of community forums, in early 2012.

These forums are designed for community leaders and citizens interested in learning more about what other community leaders are doing to capitalize on the oil boom in western North Dakota, help local decision makers better understand zoning ordinances and land use planning, and assist surface owners and others to better understand their rights.

Topics of discussion will be:

“What We Wish We Knew” - lessons learned from those who have been through it
“Making Informed Decisions Part 1” - zoning, ordinances, etc.
“Making Informed Decisions Part 2” - surface rights, mineral rights, understanding your lease agreement
NDSU Extension and other resources

The dates and locations for these community forums are:

Jan. 18, Glen Ullin (Morton County), school gym
Jan. 19, Underwood (McLean County), City Hall auditorium
Jan. 20, Hettinger Research Extension Center (Adams County)
Feb. 28, Bowbells (Burke County), courthouse
Feb. 29, Lansford (Renville and Bottineau counties), community center

Speakers include NDSU faculty, city and county officials, and an engineering firm planner.

Preregistration is required. The cost is $10 per person to cover meals and materials.

For more information, contact the NDSU Extension office in the counties where the sessions will be held.

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Jan. 4, 2012

Source:	Kathleen Tweeten, (701) 328-9718, kathleen.tweeten@ndsu.edu
Editor:	Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu

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