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Farmington council approves $1 million skate park design contract with Spahn Ranch
Summary
City council approved an agreement with Spahn Ranch for design and construction of a new skate park at Rambling River Park, using a DNR outdoor recreation grant plus local matches. Council also authorized early preconstruction work and a budget amendment.
The Farmington City Council on Oct. 20 approved a design-and-build agreement with Spahn Ranch Inc. for a new skate park at Feeley Fields in Rambling River Park and amended the 2025 budget to allow preconstruction work to begin.
City parks staff said the project will be funded with a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources outdoor recreation grant and local matches. Parks staff told the council the project budget will not exceed $1,000,000, with funding coming from a roughly $350,000 DNR grant, a $350,000 match from the liquor operations community project fund and about $300,000 from the park improvement fund.
Kelly (Staff member, Parks & Recreation) told the council the skate park had been a community…
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