Moorhead Public Service
warns customers of payment scam
Moorhead Public Service (MPS) is warning customers of a payment scam. MPS has been notified that a customer received a telephone call with “Moorhead Public Service” in the Caller ID and the caller is attempting to obtain financial information from the customer.
This telephone call appears to be from “Moorhead Public Service,” but the caller states he/she is calling from “the courthouse” regarding past due parking fines. The caller then demands payment over the phone on past due parking fines. This call is NOT from Moorhead Public Service. We believe this call is a scam.
MPS contacts customers with past due balances by phone to offer payment options; however, MPS does NOT demand direct payment over the telephone.
If you receive a call such as the one described above, please do not provide the caller with any financial information.
Moorhead City Council
May 27, 2014
The City Council approved the following two projects:
1. Improvements on South East Main Avenue from Oak Way to I94
The improvements for two related projects on SE Main Ave and awarded the bid to Upper Plains Contracting of Aberdeen, SD, for $3,911,502.89 as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the mill & overlay portion of the project.
2. Approval of Franchise Agreements with Midcontinent Communications and Cable One, Inc
The City Council modified Title 1, Chapter 12 to reflect technical changes, which have occurred since the enactment and will enable the City and franchise operators to take advantage of new developments in the cable television industry to more effectively, efficiently and economically serve the public.
The primary purpose of a franchise agreement is to grant authority to a cable service to construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system within the City and to utilize City rights-of-way. Federal requirements dictate that all cable companies be treated in a substantially equal manner so as not to favor one over the other.
Flood Mitigation Project:
The City Council did not approve the preliminary land surveying for the F-M Diversion project in rural Clay County. The surveying, testing and boring procedures required acquiring the right of entry authorization from the affected landowners. The majority of Council Members agreed that it was not within the purview of the City to go outside of the city limits, even though it has done so in the past.
City Attorney John Shockley informed the members that Moorhead does have the right under state law to build flood protection outside city limits. The right of entry involved 30 rural properties affected by the flood diversion. Shockley stated that any serious landowner disputes are rare with the “non-invasive surveys.
Shockley also stated that if the Council is uncomfortable with the process, it should review whether Moorhead should be a division project sponsor.
Second Reading of the ordinance relating to disruptive intoxication:
The Moorhead City Police Department proposal allowing the arrest of those who are intoxicated and disruptive was approved after considerable discussion. Police officers are now allowed to arrest drunken individuals who are publicly causing a disruption. A disruption is defined as including loud, boisterous yelling, urinating in public, or lewd or combative conduct. Police Chief Dave Ebinger stated that disruptive intoxication is a petty misdemeanor with a fine that will be less than the fees for going to detox.
Police Summer Youth Program Registration
Registration/sign-up for the Moorhead Police Department’s Summer Youth Program will be held on Wednesday, June 11th at the Moorhead Armory (1002 15th Ave. N.) starting at 4:00 p.m. and will continue until the program is full or 7:00 p.m. We are only able to accommodate a total of 200 youth ages 8-12 years old, so availability is on a first-come first-serve basis. A parent or legal guardian must accompany their child at the time of registration.
This program is free to participants thanks to grant funding through the Minnesota Youth Intervention Program Association (YIPA) by the Department of Public Safety. Minnesota YIPA is an organization that advocates for community-based youth intervention programs. This program provides an excellent opportunity for police officers to interact with youth and help develop strong relationships and support positive decision making. The Summer Youth Program started as an opportunity for children in the community to participate in fun activities they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.
The program is held every Wednesday from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. (or later on some weeks) for 7 weeks in the summer and targets all youth in the community who are available to attend each week. Each afternoon consists of lunch, an educational component and a recreational activity including roller skating, bowling, Courts Plus Fitness Center, Thunder Road and swimming!
Youth Services Coordinator Louis Ochoa and School Resource Officer Brian Dahl are the coordinators for this program and can be contacted at (218) 790-4054 or (218) 790-4259 if you have any questions.
Remembering D-Day
Free Museum Admissions for Veterans
Friday, June 6 The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County will commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day by offering free admission to all veterans to come and enjoy the exhibits. While at the museum, visitors will experience the Doing Our Part: Clay County in WWII exhibit. From the home front to the front lines of combat, Americans did their part to help win World War II, and Clay County was no exception. Doing Our Part: Clay County in WWII tells the stories of the men, women, and children of Clay County who were affected by the war and how it changed the fabric of everyday life. Families sending loved ones off to war, scrap drives and rationed food became part of daily life from 1942 to 1945. The museum is open 9am to 5pm on Friday and admission for other visitors will be $8 for adults, $7 for senior and college students, $6 for youth 5-17 and free to those under age five.