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Published May 15, 2009, 07:45 AM

Boys Ranch asking for annexation

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is getting a second chance at having land it owns on the south edge of Fargo annexed into the city as part of its plan to build a new residential treatment facility for area youths. The Fargo Planning Commission is recommending approval of the agency’s request to annex 36 acres, and the City Commission is expected to vote on it Monday.

FARGO (AP) — The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is getting a second chance at having land it owns on the south edge of Fargo annexed into the city as part of its plan to build a new residential treatment facility for area youths.

The Fargo Planning Commission is recommending approval of the agency’s request to annex 36 acres, and the City Commission is expected to vote on it Monday.

Last June, the commission denied an annexation request. Tim Eissinger with Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch says there were concerns over utilities, and police and fire service. He says some area homeowners also protested.

The city has changed since then. The city annexed land for a new high school, and that action included four acres of Boys and Girls Ranch land.

The Boys and Girls Ranch wants to consolidate its four Fargo facilities into one. The agency helps youths ages 11 to 17 with emotional, behavioral and educational problems.

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