REAP Investment Board

 

REAP Investment Board

ZONE Name Affiliation City Phone Email
CONAC Doris Griffin Retired Overon 798-2302 email
CONAC Liz Heisey Rugby JDA Rugby 776-7655  email
CONAC Lavonne Cameron* Retired Deering 240-2679  email
CONAC Sandy Shively  *** North Central Planning Council Devils Lake 662-8131  email
SW REAP Kim Nunberg Gaugler City of Beach Beach 872-4103  email
SW REAP Troy Mosbrucker Self-employed Mott 260-4750  email
SW REAP Emily Klym Accounting Firm Belfield 567-4127  email
SW REAP Ralph Weisenberger  ** Retired Richardton 974-3910  email
At Large Carie Boster Dunn County JDA Killdeer 764-6092  email
* Chair person  ** Vice Chair  *** Sec./Treasurer

Meetings held on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Contact the Executive Director for meeting information.

RIB Administrative Contact

Sherri Cooke, Executive Director

3896 105th Ave SW
Dickinson, ND 58601
701-260-3625
email

PROJECTS

 

Vision West ND

The ND Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties partnered with the Southwest REAP Zone and the REAP Investment Fund on the winning submission for the HUD Planning Grant ($1.5 Million) which was readily matched with funds from the North Dakota Energy Infrastructure and Impact Fund ($300,000). Additionally, locally matched in-kind dollars ($600,000) were dedicated towards the project. The combined federal, state, and local dollars will be used to create a grass-roots effort to address the issues and create a road map for the future.  Funding through HUD ended January 2015 and is now funded by North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties.

A six-initiative approach to address emerging growth challenges was developed by the Region.

  1. Economic Development/Diversification Strategic Plan
  2. Infrastructure Needs Planning
  3. Planning and Zoning Recommendations
  4. Individual Project Schematics
  5. Lessons Learned Webinars
  6. Regional Strategic Plan

Work Products

Project Summary

Strategic Plans

The most intensive deliverable for this project relates to the work by Vision West ND to conduct 23 local economic development strategic planning process throughout the region. The plans contain economic strategies and quality of life initiatives.

Planning & Zoning Resources

Community Project Schematics

Regional Strategic Plan

Final Report

Vision West ND Plan Directors Technical Assistance

Bush Foundation

The project supports volunteer and paid plan directors in 19 western North Dakota counties to implement new county or tribal strategic plans.  The plans address challenges caused by the oil boom and for sustaining economic viability following the boom.

Bush Foundation 

Quarterly Report

Vision West Marine Highway Ferry Feasibility Study

USDA Rural Development: Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)

The project is to evaluate the feasibility of operating a car ferry that crosses Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes off of old ND Hwy 8 on the South Side of the Lake and near Parshall off of ND Hwy 1804 on the North Side of the Lake. The project would include evaluating the infra-structure needs including accessibility to the Lake, parking facilities, docks, and amenities, operating costs, travel times, operating schedule and boat options.

Project Scope of Work (pdf)

Elements of the Study (slides)

PUBLICATIONS