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Backus Community Center offers lease options to keep police department in its building

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A Backus Community Center representative told the council that the center can offer three lease options to keep the International Falls Police Department at Backus, including freezing rent through April 2026 and providing dedicated parking and training spaces.

A representative of the Backus Community Center urged the International Falls City Council to consider keeping the International Falls Police Department (IFPD) at Backus, presenting three lease options and details about the space on Feb. 3.

The speaker said the current IFPD lease expires March 31, 2025, and told the council Backus would freeze the monthly rent at its current rate of $6,446.33 per month through April 1, 2026 if the city signs a one‑year lease or a month‑to‑month lease; a two‑year…

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