I received an e mail about the bonding bill for NDSU buildings. It was signed by Joe Hellman, Chair of the Bison caucas. I took the e mail list off because it was so long.


SB 2297 is a bonding bill that is critically important to the advancement of two much-need building projects at NDSU: the Agricultural Products Development Center (APDC) and the replacement of Dunbar Hall, the university’s chemistry building. The APDC will replace Harris Hall and the NDSU meats lab.

This bill is still in the House Appropriations Committee and is in danger of a Do Not Pass recommendation. We need your help contacting the committee members to urge their support of the bill.

You can view members of the House Appropriations Committee here.

If you have limited time, you can copy and paste all the email addresses below to send an email to the entire committee. Alternatively, by individually clicking each email address below, you can send a personal note to each member of the committee (usually much more effective).

Background Information---

Dunbar Hall, Harris Hall, and the meats lab pose a variety of well-documented safety concerns as well as severe limitations in their ability to continue supporting advances in research and education. Fargo Fire officials have said Dunbar Hall is aging so poorly, that fire crews may let it burn if it catches on fire. Faculty and students who occupy Harris Hall and the meats lab face their own research and educational challenges. Here are a couple video reports about Harris Hall and the meats lab:

Fargo Forum Article
AgWeek TV clip
ND Grain Growers Video