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Rec Hockey urges city to pursue $250,000 grant for Cary Park; council schedules EDA review
Summary
International Falls Rec Hockey asked the council to pursue a Mighty Ducks grant of up to $250,000 to offset replacement of an R‑22 refrigeration plant at Cary Park Arena. Councilors and staff warned the full project could cost far more and scheduled an Economic Development Authority meeting to evaluate matching funds and next steps.
The International Falls Rec Hockey Association asked the city to pursue a Mighty Ducks grant worth up to $250,000 to help replace Cary Park Arena’s aging refrigeration system. Jared Baldwin, speaking for the association, said the group expects a written quote for a modern, skid-mounted refrigeration plant by the next day and urged the council not to decline the grant opportunity.
City staff and councilors raised immediate financing concerns. Administrator Bergstrom explained that the grant requires the local unit of government to be the applicant and to document proof of matching funds. Bergstrom said the existing Cary Park system is an R‑22 indirect system and that a partial conversion…
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