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Commission reauthorizes one‑time Broadway closure for TEDx after‑party, asks staff to revise street‑closure and parking fee policies

5714607 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

The Fargo City Commission on July 21 approved a one‑time Broadway street closure for a TEDx after‑party s'mores contest and instructed staff to rewrite closure procedures and examine fees to recover city costs for events.

The Fargo City Commission voted to allow a one‑time Broadway closure between Second and Third Avenue North for a TEDx after‑party s'mores eating contest on Thursday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., and directed the city’s street closure task force to evaluate current closure processes and legacy criteria.

Commissioner Dave Kolpak, who moved reconsideration of the closure, said the request arose after conversations with event organizers and downtown stakeholders and asked that the multi‑department review add clearer criteria for future legacy events. "The time has come to think differently about street closures," he…

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