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Council directs staff to seek proposal for community visioning; schedules economic-development discussions and refers Greater Fergus Falls funding question to a
Summary
After a retreat focused on economic development, the council directed staff to request a proposal from Northpointe professionals for a community-led visioning process, approved follow-up work sessions, and agreed to place a separate question about Greater Fergus Falls funding on the next council meeting agenda.
Following a council retreat with a heavy focus on economic development, the Fergus Falls City Council directed staff to solicit a proposal from Northpointe professionals (Dan and Lisa Malmstrom) to facilitate a ground-up community visioning process. The council also approved follow-up work sessions to continue economic development discussion and agreed to place a separate matter — a request to suspend payments to Greater Fergus Falls — on the March 3 council agenda for formal consideration.
City Administrator Andrew summarized the Feb. 7 retreat, saying the meeting emphasized economic development, a SWOT analysis, and case studies (Battle Lake,…
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