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Assembly adopts FY27 capital plan after heated debate over field house cost and accelerated pickleball funding
Summary
The Assembly approved the FY27 capital improvement program, including funding for parks and school projects, after passing amendments to advance pickleball scoping/design and to delay interior field-house scoping by a year; members debated a disputed $66 million field-house estimate and community demand for courts.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly adopted the FY27 capital improvement program on Feb. 26 after an extended staff presentation, public testimony and several amendments that touched off a lengthy debate over priorities and project-cost estimates.
Staff outlined the CIP process and the 18 projects proposed for funding in FY27, from small park replacements and the Birch Hill multipurpose building to school boilers and Lathrop High School track work. Thad Keener, executive director of the Nordic Ski Club, urged support for a multipurpose building at Birch Hill, arguing it would help host national competition and generate economic benefit.
The meeting’s most contested exchanges focused on two items: a request by Assemblymember Kelly to move scoping and design for…
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