VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – City officials discussed some proposed options concerning two separate street improvement projects in Valley City including the Streetscape project estimated costs.

Two city commissioners Mike Bishop and Duane Magnuson expressed their concern that the cost estimate of the Streetscape project has gone from $1.55 million to $1.9 million due to construction engineering estimates.

Here is KLJ engineer Chad Petersen followed by city commissioner Mike Bishop, city commissioner Matt Pedersen and Avis Richter.

Here is city commissioner Duane Magnuson.

Here is Streetscape Committee Chairman Jeff Edwards.

Here is Visitors Committee Chairman Bobby Koepplin and Valley City business owner Mary Lee Nielsen.

Valley City Finance Director Avis Richter said this report is based on pre-bid estimates and nothing has been finalized. The cost estimates are listed below.

Streetscape Project Estimated Costs

The special city commission was held on March 29th. The city commission took no action after several city officials and others discussed the North Dakota DOT Urban Grant Program project for Central Avenue from Main Street to 12th Street North as well as the 3rd Avenue Southeast reconstruction project known as paving improvement District No. 115.