1 September 27, 2021
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The Star
on $58 million project
By John Rosinski
Of The Star
A project exceeding $55 million could be happening in
Cando sooner rather than later.
A public meeting was held at the North Star School.
earlier this week with officials from Towner County Med—
ical Center (TCMC) regarding a possible major recon-
struction project. i
If the endeavor goes through it will involve the
TCMC, Towner County Living Center and North Star
School.
TCMC Administrator/CEO Ben Bucher conducted the
meeting. He wenththrough what the project entails, why
officials want to do it, how much it will cost and when
everything could be finished.
The overall scope of the project involves constructing
a new TCLC, new hospital and new football field and
track at the school. I
The biggest change would involve Towner County
Living Center (TCLC), or what’s more commonly known
as the nursing home. The projeCt calls for constructing a
new nursing home that would be located in the same area
as the hospital and clinic.
TCLC was originally built in 1966 with an expansion
occurring in 1997 and is currently located in the center
of Cando, several blocks away from the hospital. Bucher
explained that reimbursements for TCLC are based on
cost of care. Due to the age of the current building, prop-
erty costs will soon exceed operating costs. By 2023, the
building will have exceeded its usable life, according to
Bucher.
“We could look to remodel and extend the life a few
years but we thought this gives us a good opportunity to
bring us together on one campus,” Bucher said.
A shared campus could result in a number of benefits.
Meals are currently made at TCMC but then have to be
transported to the nursing home. Maintenance crews are
shared between the two buildings and residents at the
home need to be transported to the clinic or hospital.
The new nursing home would be 28,000 square feet
and consist of 30 beds, all with a private bathroom.
Bucher said rooms could feature double occupancy if a
pair of residents wanted to live together.
Bucher said crews were working on an actual design
and it should be completed in the next couple of weeks.
The hospital was originally constructed in 1952 with
an expansion occurring in 1966. A new clinic and emer-
gency room were built in 1995. Bucher said it was a pos-
itive fact that the building was nearly 70 years old
because that meant the community has had access to
health care for that many years. He added a new building
would allow officials to provide health care for the area
for another 70 years.
“We’re going to make sure when we do this we don’t
screw it up,” Bucher said. “We’re doing this very strate—
gically.”
"Thelrréwfh'o’éqaital Wouldconsist Of 48,000 square feet
and feature the same services that are currently provided.
The clinic would not be torn down or replaced.
The project also dovetails with the North Star School
' because there currently isn’t enough land for the new hos—
pital and nursing home. To make the project work, the
football field will turn and instead of running north and
south, it will play west to east. Tom Belzer has donated
land located west of the current field that will be used in
the project; In addition to a new football field, the school
will also have a new track and field. The new track could
allow North Star to host track and field meets in the fu-
ture. ~
The topline costs for the endeavor total $58,086,000.
That includes approximately $44,528,000 for the hospi-
tal and $13,588,000 for TCLC. Bucher said officials are
working with USDA to secure funding that could cover
99 perCent of the endeavor and are not working on finan-
cial assumptions. He added up to 75 percent of the proj—
ect could be paid by Medicare.
“If we keep doing what we’re doing We can make
these numbers work. They’re big and they’re scary but
we can make it work. We’re also looking to hopefullyex-
pand what we can offer in the future
Bucher indicated officials hope to secure funding by
the end of this year. If that is accomplished, the first work
will take place at the football field. Bucher said crews
could start constructing the new field in May with the
hope that the field is ready in time for the 2022 fall sea-
son.
The second phase will include building a new hospi-
tal and nursing home, which could take up to 18 months.
The third phase will be to occupy the new buildings
and become operational. That would take about a month
to complete.
All total, the project could be finalized by the summer
of 2024. A
Bucher said officials will be looking to give away the
old nursing home if it can find somebody interested in oc-
cupying the building. Otherwise, for around $800,000,
the structure will be removed and the land turned into
available commercial property.
Officials‘explained they will keep the public informed
of the status of the project in multiple ways over the next
several months. They said one of the' first announcements
will be whether or not funding has been secured.
Page 3
Courthouse
News
The following cases were dis-
posed of in Rolette County District
Court. The dollar amount listed in-
cludes bond forfeiture and admin-
istrative fees paid.
Theft of property
Brock James Chidester, 31 , Rolla,
$560, sentenced to 36 months in jail,
33 months suspended, credit for six
days time served and placed on su—
pervised probation for two years.
Sentence to run concurrent with other
charge. Defendant can served time on
house arrest.
Brock James Chidester, 31, Rolla,
sentenced to 36 months in jail, 33
months suspended, credit for six days
time served and placed on supervised
probation for two years. Sentence to
run concurrent with other charge. De-
fendant can served time on house ar.
rest.
Possession of
drug paraphernalia
Brock James Chidester, 31 , Rolla,
sentenced to 36 months in jail, 33
months suspended, credit for six days
time served and placed on supervised
probation for two years. Defendant
can served time on house arrest.
Possession of a
controlled substance
Brock James Chidester, 31 , Rolla,
sentenced to 36 months in jail, 33
months suspended, credit for six days
time served and placed on supervised
probation for two years. Defendant
can served time on house arrest.
Speeding
Juan Jose Hernandez Aguilar, 32,
Vian, Oklahoma.
Christopher Joseph Longie, 27,
Belcourt.
Jonathon James Lee Barnes, 25,
St. John.
Gordy DeCoteau, 67, Dunseith.
Denise Lynn Malaterre-Kinney,
48, Belcourt.
Robert M. Monette, 57, Rolla.
Vanessa Marie Poitra, 42, Belcourt.
SIV, 16, Mylo.
I Care required
Savon Emerson Flansburg, 25,
Bottineau.
Deserea Dominique Fosseneuve,
24, Dunseith.
Leaving the scene of accident
involving vehicle damage
Deserea Dominique Fosseneuve,
24, Dunseith, $250, sentenced to 10
days in jail, 10' days suspended and
,placed on unsupervised probation for ‘
one year.
Failure to give immediate
. notice of
Deserea Dominique Fosseneuve,
24, Dunseith.
Driving without
liability insurance
Joseph Ivan Mickelson, 25, St.
John.
Failure to wear seatbelt
Violation of registration
accident provisions driver
Driving while license
privilege is suspended
Morgan Paige Belgarde, 27, Dun-
jail, two days suspended, eight days
credit for time served and placed on
t”.
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Joel Alan Haggerty, 20, Dunseith. V
seith, $250, sentenced to 10 days in j
Joel Alan Haggerty, 20, Dunseith. unsupervised probation'for one year.
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