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Fergus Falls council approves 2025 Aquatic Center admission rates, asks parks board to pursue sponsorships
Summary
The Fergus Falls City Council approved admission rates for the new 2025 Fergus Falls Aquatic Center and asked staff and the parks and recreation board to pursue advertising, sponsorship and naming-rights options to help offset the city's subsidy.
The Fergus Falls City Council on March 1 adopted a resolution setting 2025 admission rates for the new Fergus Falls Aquatic Center and asked staff and the parks board to examine advertising, sponsorship and naming-rights opportunities to help offset the city subsidy.
The rates approved follow the parks board recommendation and range from free admission for children ages 0–3 with a paid adult to a $10 single admission for ages 10 and older. Council discussion emphasized making the center affordable in its first year while acknowledging the facility will be subsidized. “We’re planning to open June 2, and we are on track for that,” Bill Somwell, the city’s chief financial officer and director, said. Somwell also described staffing and certification plans for lifeguards ahead of the opening.
The council adopted the fee schedule after hearing details from staff and…
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