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Moses Lake staff outlines costly rental chiller and repair options as youth hockey seeks certainty
Summary
City staff told council the temporary rental chiller that kept the ice rink online costs $33,000 per month ($11,000 per week); initial setup and three months ran about $107,000 and repair estimates are roughly $180,000 with replacement estimates up to $500,000. Youth hockey leaders said they are willing to partner and fundraise to keep the rink operating.
City staff provided a detailed update Jan. 13 on a temporary rental chiller that has kept the community ice rink operational and outlined repair versus replacement options for aging mechanical equipment.
Scott Braidas, a board member of the Moses Lake Youth Hockey Association, told the council the association is grateful the rental unit kept programs running but does not have a firm shutdown date and would like to keep the rink operational through February into…
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