City of Kramer Daily Log
We realigned the gates at the lagoon on 8/16/2025. This will work until we get the funds for new gates. We also put out more poison around the lagoons.
NOTICE #1 and #2 CITY OF KRAMER
The City Council of Kramer is providing this notice to inform the community of a serious problem at the city lagoons. We believe this notice will reach more people than a special meeting. We have also posted the Notice in the city post office. To the point, the State of North Dakota Division of Municipal Facilities inspected the lagoons. It took over a month for the report to arrive. Once we had the report and recommendations in hand, we conducted numerous phone calls with the inspector and other state officials to fully understand the gravity of the situation. The city council has already had site visits by two contractors and bids have been received, and we hope for a third soon. We have also moved to address the other issues in the inspection report. The issue: Lagoon Pond 2 is in trouble. Both Pond 1 and 2 were repaired in 2013 at the cost of $21,000.00 by Mikkelsen Aggregate of Bottineau. But that was 12 years ago. The damage, which has ensued since, has been caused by various conditions and age. Lagoon Pond 2 is sloping inward, and the State Inspector has directed the installation of riprap, or we might see the total failure of pond 2. Pond 1 needs work, but Pond 2 is the more serious of the two. Bids submitted range from $20,000.00 to $200,000.00. We have submitted grants for the work. They are few and far between.
NOTICE #2 Watershed
The inspection of the watershed east of town alarms the city council. We will be visiting with the county road department for suggestions on how to address this issue. We have permission from land owner to open the area, but as of this date, conditions are to wet to do anything meaningful to help waterflow. Our primary concern is the spring snow melt. Most sources say to prepare for a snowy winter. On the east side of town we can open the right-of-way on highway 14 to drain off water to the south. No such venue exists on the east side of town and the ditches are in terrible condition and many culverts are blocked. We are seeking bids to clean the bottlenecks. We will keep you informed.
City Hall and the Skating Rink now have a quality 25-person first aid kit. Thanks for the donations.
The Bottineau Blue Line Club just awarded the City of Kramer $199.90 for the purchase of 10 American Flags sets for posting on the Main Street and 3rd Avenue of Kramer on Independence Day, Veterans Day and Memorial Day annually. Once we purchase the flags, we will take pictures and send receipts to the Bottineau Blue Line Club. Many thanks...
Lift Station Rejuvenation Underway
It is August 8 and ND Sewage, Lift and Pump of Fargo installed two new pumps systems and other accouterments associated with the lift station rejuvenation on August 5. AND we just got word the electrical box is FINISHED and ready for installation. We are getting in touch with the electrician and see where Kramer will fit in. This project is nearly complete.
Roller Skating Finished for 2025
As the season ends, we still have $201.81 left on the Walmart Grant money left for use next year. We also deposited $294.75, of which $216.74 were skating fees and $78.00 were donations for snacks and drinks. We had a free pizza night, 2 free ice cream nights, and 1 night of everything free. The 2026 skating season has $496.56 to start with next year. We used all of the $150.00 anonymous donation. As a reminder, these funds were achieved after the reimbursement of the cash drawer and initial drinks and snacks which were not covered under a grant. All achieved despite one night when nobody came and the last night which there was no fee skating and we sought no donations for drinks and snacks.
FYI - The Bottineau Food Bank will take all of the water, drinks and food left over from skating. We will deliver the items on Tuesday, 19 August 2025.
Our last night was fun and busy. We met people that used to run skating for the city. And two or three Scouts earned a merit badges. We also got another donation for the first aid kit, which was purchased on 14 August 2025 at Dakota Fire Extinguisher of Minot. We mounted it in City Hall today - 15 August. Until next year...
Thanks to all the skaters and families that brought them to events.
