Make plans to attend one of the NDTOA Township Officers Workshops. Attendance is free, and the new NDTOA Township Officers Handbook 2024 Update will be available without charge. This is a complete replacement of the filler. Please share this information with other members of your township board who may have missed it or do not have email service.

The State Assistance to Local Governments - Helps to Keep Property Taxes Down and Resolutions in Opposition

Your township might have money coming to it. It could be held in North Dakota Unclaimed Property. Check the list here to find out.

12/22/2023 11:00 AM NDDOT awards $10M in Township Assistance Program funding BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) selected 22 projects to fund through the newly created Township Assistance Program (TAP).

Please complete the 2023 TOWNSHIP ROAD NEEDS STUDY SURVEY for your Township if you haven't already done so. It is vital information needed to help establish road maintenance costs in the Townships across North Dakota. Townships need to prove road costs to the legislature as NDTOA continues to work at getting funding to meet rising costs. Please CLICK to get the fillable survey then fill it out and email it to alan.dybing@ndsu.edu or mail it to UGPTI, NDSU Dept 2880, PO BOX 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Dale Heglund, who recently retired as program director of the North Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program (NDLTAP), was honored at the NDTOA 57th Annual Convention Banquet in Bismarck on December 4th. Dale was drawn from the banquet room on a photo-taking ruse to allow the crowd to prepare for the honor. When he returned to the room, he was greeted by a room all aglow with yellow and orange safety vests, as nearly everyone in the room was wearing one. The Photos show what he saw and his reaction. Dale also received the NDTOA President’s Award in recognition of his many years of work at NDLTAP, where he provided essential training to township officers in the state. NDTOA wishes Dale and his wife Jen a splendid retirement, although we are sure he will be more active in retirement than most people ever are in their entire lives!

Three $100 door prizes were awarded during the NDTOA Convention held December 4 & 5 at the Bismarck Ramada Inn. Pictured with President Lee Brandvold (Left) are: Duane Haskins, Jamestown (Bloom Township); Patricia Jensen, Tioga (Bicker Township); and Alexa LaPlant, Harvey (St. Anna Township).)

The NDTOA membership adopted a resolution opposing the initiated measure that would eliminate property taxes at their annual meeting, which was held in Bismarck on December 4th, 2023.

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office announced North Dakota will receive funding for three projects from the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program.