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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Minot?....................... The 2000 US Census counted 36,567 people.
What is the area of the City of Minot?............... In December 2004, 15.029 square miles.
How many people vote in Minot?....................... 17,527 voted in the 2004 General Election
When did Minot become a city?......................... On July 16, 1887.
Why is Minot called the "Magic City"? ............. Click here to find the answer
City of Minot Email Directory ............................... Click here to view City Email Listing.

Agency or Office	Agency or Office	Phone
A
Aboveground Storage Tanks	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Accounts Payable	Finance Department	857-4776 email
Accounts Receivable	Finance Department	857-4770 email
Addresses of Lots or Buildings	Bldg Inspection Office	857-4102 email
Addresses of Lots or Buildings	Assessor's Department	857-4160 email
Age of Buildings in the City	Assessor's Department	857-4160 email
Airline Freight	Northwest Airlines	1-800-692-2746
Airline Reservations and Info	Northwest Airlines 25 Airport Road	US 1-800-225-2525 International 1-800-447-4747
Airport Office/Director	Patrick Dame - Director	857-4724 email
Airport Parking	ARM Parking	839-7729
Alcoholic Beverage Licenses	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Annexations	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Apartment Association	Minot Apartment Association Matt Watne	852-1156
Apartment Inspections	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Assembly Inspections	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Attorney General's Office	Bismarck	328-2210
Attorney General's Office - Gaming	Bismarck - Gaming Division	328-4848
Auditorium/Ticket Office	420 3 Ave SW	857-4730 / 857-4737
B	[Top]
Better Business Bureau	Attorney General's Office	1-800-472-2600
Bids - Places, Dates and Times	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Birth Certificates	Vital Statistics - Bismarck www.vitalnd.com	328-2360
Building Inspections	Inspection Department	857-4102 email
Business License Applications - State City Licenses	Secretary of State's Office Inspection Department	328-2900 857-4126
Bus Routes and Schedules - Cost - where to purchase tokens, schedules, where a child catches a bus to get to school, etc...	Public Works Department	857-4148 email
C	[Top]
Cat Licenses	Minot Vet Clinic 3020 Burdick Expy East	837-0236
"Call Before You Dig"	One Call	1-800-795-0555
Cemetery	700 11 Ave. SE - Office	857-4128 email
Cemetery Payment Questions	Finance Department	857-4770 email
Chamber of Commerce	PO Box 945 1020 20 Ave SW	852-6000
Child Support Enforcement Unit	Ward County	857-7696
City Budgets	Finance Department	857-4784 email
City Council Meetings - Places, Times, and Agenda Items	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
City Property For Sale	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Commission on Aging	Nancy Heskin - Rakness, Executive Director	852-0561
Comprehensive Annual Finance Report	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Consumer Fraud	Attorney General's Office	1-800-472-2600
Contractor's License - City	Inspection Department	857-4102
Contractor's License - State	Secretary of State's Office	328-2900
Convention and Visitors Bureau	1020 S Broadway	857-8206
Court/Municipal/Dates and Times	Police Department	857-4707
Crime Prevention	Police Department	857-4711 email
Crime Stoppers	Police Department	85-CRIME
Criminal Investigations	Police Department	857-4793
Curb Stop	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
D
Day Care Inspections	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Deer License	Ward County Auditor	857-6420
Disabilities - Mayor's Committee On	Connie Philipenko - Chairman	852-0485
Divorce Proceedings	Ward County Clerk of Court	857-6470
Dog Licenses	Minot Vet Clinic 3020 Burdick Expy East	837-0236
Drivers' License and Testing	Arrowhead Shopping Center	857-8221
Drug Task Force	Police Department	852-7087
Dutch Elm Disease	Park District	857-4178
E	[Top]
Election Questions -City Elections	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Election Questions -Primary/General and State Special Elections	Ward County Auditor	857-6420
Electrical Inspections	Ross Rubbelke - Inspection	857-4102 email
Email Directory (by department)	IT Department	857-4772 email
Emergency Management	Ward County - Al Reynolds	857-6534 email
Employment Questions - City of Minot	Human Resource Office	857-4756
Extraterritorial Zone (2 mile) Properties	Inspection Department	857-4102
F	[Top]
Fair - ND State	info@ndstatefair.com	857-7620
Fire Department Tours	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Fire Extinguisher Service/Demonstrations	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Fire Investigations	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Fire Loss Information	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Fire Prevention Week	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Fire Training Tapes/Films/Etc.	Fire Department	857-4740 email
G	[Top]
Gambling/Raffles/Gaming Permits - City	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Gambling/Gaming (State)	Attorney General's Office	328-4848
Garbage Pickup Questions	Public Works Department	857-4140 email
Grass and Weed Complaints	Public Works Department	857-4148 email
Greenheck, Sue	City Comptroller	857-4773 email
H	[Top]
Handicap Transportation	Commission on Aging	852-0561
Hazardous Cargo Route Info	Police Department	852-0111
Hazardous Cargo Route Info	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Health Inspections	Inspection Office - Bergeson	857-4102 email
Hemphill, Cindy	City Finance Director	857-4784 email
Highway Department	State of ND - Minot Office	857-7625
	Ward County	838-2810 email
Hockey Program	MAYSA	858-0085
Home Occupation Business Info	Inspection Department	857-4102
Hostfest	1020 S Broadway	852-2368
Housing Authority - Tom Pearson - Director	108 Burdick Expy East	852-0485 email
Hunting License	Ward County Auditor	857-6420
Hydrant Damage and Repairs	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
I	[Top]
IRS	305 17 Ave. SW	1-800-829-1040
J	[Top]
Jail	Ward County Courthouse	857-6530
Job Service North Dakota - Minot	3416 N Broadway	857-7500
Juvenile Court Staff	Ward County Courthouse	857-7608
K	[Top]
Kritsky, Waide	City Engineer	857-4100
L	[Top]
Landfill Hours - 8-4 Mon-Sat Oct - April Hours - 7-5:30 Mon-Sat May-Sept Located West of Vallely Marine 20 Ave SW	Public Works Department	857-4719
Lawn Not Mowed	Public Works Department	857-4140 or 857-4148 email
Legislators - State	http://www.state.nd.us/lr/
Legislators - Federal	Senator Kent Conrad Senator Byron Dorgan Representative Earl Pomeroy	202-224-2551 202-224-1193 202-225-2611
Library	516 2 Ave SW	852-1045
Lift Station Alarms	Sewer Maintenance	857-4150 email
Linnerttz, Darrell	Building Official - Inspection	857-4102 email
Liquor License - Applications, Payments, Renewals	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Location of Properties	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
M	[Top]
MADC (Minot Area Development Corp)	Jerry Chavez	852-1075
MAGIC Fund Questions	MADC Office	852-1045
MAGIC Fund Questions	City Manager's Office	857-4750 email
Manager, City of Minot	David Waind	857-4750 email
Manhole Casting and Cover Repairs	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Maps - District and Precinct	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Maps - City	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Mapping	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Marriage License Info	Ward County Recorder	857-6410 or 857-6477
Mayor's Office	City Hall	857-4750 email
Mayor's Committee / Disabilities	Connie Philipenko - Chairman	852-0485
Mayor's Council for a Safe Community	Kristen Partlow - Director	839-0488 email
Mechanical Inspector	Inspection - Darrell Zaback	857-4102 email
Meter Leaks, Installation, or Frozen Meters	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Minot Park District	Ron Merritt - Director	857-4136
Minot State University		857-3000
Migrant/Itinerant Licenses	Police Department	857-4705
Mobile Home Info (Taxes, Values, Etc.)	Ward County Tax Equalization	857-6430
Motor Vehicle Branch Office	Arrowhead Shopping Center 1600 2 Ave. SW	857-8221
Mowing Requests (Weeds)	Public Works Department	857-4140 or 857-4148 email
Moving Permits	Building Inspection Office	857-4126 email
Municipal Auditorium/Ticket Office	420 3 Ave SW	857-4730 or 857-4737 email
Municipal Bonds	Finance Department	857-4784 email
N	[Top]
North Central American Trade Corridor	Steve Pederson	857-3832
North Central Human Resource Center	400 22 Ave. NW	857-8500
ND State Fair Ticket Office		857-7620 852-3247
Norsk Hostfest	1020 S Broadway	852-2368
Northwest Airlines	25 Airport Road	852-3131
O	[Top]
Off/On at Curb/Name Changes, Etc Emergency Only After Hour Emergency	Water Billing Water and Sewer Police Department	857-4777 email 857-4150 852-0111
One Call	"Call Before You Dig"	1-800-795-0555
Open Burning Information or Permits	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Ordinances - City	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
P	[Top]
Parade/Event Permits	Police Department	857-4705
Park District	Minot Park District	857-4136
Parking Authority		838-0045
Parole and Probation Office	103 Burdick Expressway East	857-7683
Passports	Ward County Recorder	857-6411
Patrol Operations	Police Department	857-4715
Payments From City	Finance Department	857-4776 email
Payments To City	Finance Department	857-4770 email
Petitions	City Clerk's Office	857-4752
Plans and Project	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Plats	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Plumbing Inspections	Inspection Department	857-4102 email
Potholes	Public Works Department	857-4140 email
Property Lines	Engineering Department	857-4100
Properties Outside City Limits Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (2 mile)	Ward County Tax Director Inspection Department	857-6430 857-4102
Property Taxes	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
Property Valuations	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
Public Works	Public Works Department	857-4140 email
R	[Top]
Raffle Permits	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Rainbow Garden Plots	Don Gust Frank Haberlock	839-6989 852-2985
Recreation Office	420 3 Ave. SW	857-4730
Remote Readers Relocations, Etc	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Renaissance Zone	Planning Department	857-4100
Resusci-Anni	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Ripplinger, Bobbie Jo	HR Director/City Clerk	857-4756 email
Rosehill Cemetery	700 11 Ave. SE - Office	857-4128 email
Rotter, Toni	City Manager's Office	857-4750 email
Rusty Water	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Rusty Water	Water Treatment Plant	857-4760
S	[Top]
Sales Tax Questions	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Sales Tax Questions	State Tax Department	328-3011
Scandinavian Heritage Office	1020 South Broadway	852-9161
Service Line Location	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Sewer Backups	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Sewer Odor (Internal)	Building Inspection Office	857-4102 email
Sewer Department (Services)	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Sewer/Water Hookup Fees or Special Assessments	Engineering Office	857-4100 email
Size of Buildings and Lots in the City	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
Small Claims Court	Ward County Court	857-6471
Smoke Detectors	Fire Department	857-4740 email
Social Security Office	100 1 St. SW	852-0604 or 1-800-772-1213
Special Assessments - Outstanding Balances, Payoffs, Etc.	Finance Department	857-4770 email
Special Assessments - Project Planning	Engineering Department	857-4100 email
Special Use Permits	Planning Office	857-4100 email
Sports Hot Line		852-0820
State Fair Questions	ND State Fair Association	857-7620 email
State Highway Projects (in City)	Traffic Engineering	857-4100 email
State Tax Office (Local)	Arrowhead Shopping Center 1600 2 Ave. SW	857-7689
Storm Sewers/Run-Off Water/Opening Storm Sewers	Public Works Department	857-4140 email
Street Light Outages	Public Works Department	857-4140
Streets - Snow Removal, Sweeping, Repair	Traffic Engineering	857-4100
Subdivisions - New	Planning Office	857-4100
Subdivision Changes - (Dividing a Lot or Adding To)	Planning Office	857-4100
T	[Top]
Tax Credits - Senior Citizen, Disability, Two Year Exemption, Etc.	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
Taxes - (State Local Office)	Arrowhead Shopping Center 1600 2 Ave. SW	857-7689
Taxes - (Property)	Ward County Treasurer	857-6426
Taxi Cab Business License Applications	Inspection Department	857-4126
Taxi Driver License - Insurance/Renewals	Police Department	857-4705
Temporary Water Service - Construction Meters	Water and Sewer	857-4150 email
Tourist Information	Conventions and Visitors Bureau 1020 S Broadway	857-8206
Traffic Fines/Summonses	Police Department	857-4707
Traffic Safety (Mayor's Committee)	Kristen Partlow	839-0488
Traffic Signal/Sign Repairs	Traffic Engineering	857-4100 email
Tree Nuisances - Obstruction of View, Etc.	Traffic Engineering	857-4100 email
Tree Removal (Private Property)	Hire own contractor
Tree Removal (City Property)	Minot Park District - Forestry	857-4178
U	[Top]
Underground Storage Tanks	Fire Department	857-4740 email
V	[Top]
Vacation of Streets or Alleys	City Clerk's Office	857-4752 email
Vacation of Streets or Alleys	then to Planning Office	857-4100 email
Valuation of Properties in the City	Assessor's Office	857-4160 email
Velk, Jackie	City Treasurer	857-4770 email
Voting Precincts	Finance Department	857-4784 email
W	[Top]
Waind, David	City Manager	857-4750 email
Walter, Alan	Public Works Director	857-4140 email
Ward and Precinct Information	Finance Department	857-4784 email
Water/Sewer Maintenance	1000 31 St SE	857-4150
Water Treatment Plant	900 16 St SW	857-4760
Z	[Top]
Zoning	Planning Department	857-4100