Public meetings for the Burleigh County Land Use Study will be held at four separate locations in Burleigh County to provide opportunities for attendees to share their ideas about the county's future.

Each meeting will begin at 6:00 pm with an open house format followed by a formal presentation from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm, and will return to the open house format until the conclusion of the meeting at 7:30 pm.

Following are the dates and locations of each meeting:

Monday, July 13 - Horizon Middle School - 500 Ash Coulee Drive - Bismarck, ND

Tuesday, July 14 - Naughton Elementary School - 9101 123rd Ave. NE - Baldwin, ND

Thursday, July 16 - Menoken Elementary School - 412 Bismarck St. N - Menoken, ND

Thursday, July 23rd - Apple Creek Elementary School - 2000 93rd St. NE - Bismarck, ND

The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Burleigh County are partnering to complete the Burleigh County Land Use Study, which will result in a guiding document to help facilitate land use decisions in the county. Primary elements that the study will include are land use goals and policies, and a future land use map. KLJ, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm, is assisting with the study.

The study area includes portions of eleven townships within Burleigh County: Apple Creek, Burnt Creek, Crofte, Fort Rice, Gibbs, Glenview, Lyman, Menoken, Naughton, Phoenix, and River View.

Representatives from the Bismarck-Mandan MPO, Burleigh County, and KLJ will be on hand to answer your questions and discuss your concerns.

Written comments about this project should be mailed to Carron Day; KLJ Project Manager; P.O. Box 1157, Bismarck, ND 58503. Comments can also be directed through the project website.

Any individual requiring a special accommodation to allow access or participation at the meeting is asked to notify Rachel Drewlow, Transportation Planner, Bismarck-Mandan MPO at (701) 355-1852 of his/her needs a minimum of five (5) days in advance of the meeting.