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Council approves Essentia Health sponsorship for Washington Ballpark and Detroit Country Club 2026 budget
Summary
The council approved a $790,000 sponsorship agreement with Essentia Health for advertising rights at Washington Ballpark (payments over 10 years; agreement length 20 years) and separately approved the Detroit Country Club'9s 2026 budget and rate package after a presentation on course performance and capital needs.
The Detroit Lakes City Council approved a sponsorship agreement with Essentia Health for Washington Ballpark and approved the 2026 budget and rates for the Detroit Country Club.
Finance committee members said the sponsorship—structured as payments spread over 10 years with the contract in effect for 20 years—will provide $790,000 toward the Washington Ballpark fundraising effort in exchange for advertising rights described in the agreement exhibits. The finance committee recommended the deal after a 3–1 vote; the full council approved the motion by voice vote.
Separately, Tom Dolby, general manager at the Detroit Country Club, summarized three years of improved operations (averaging roughly $600,000 net profit per year) and outlined capital needs including a new maintenance building (estimated $750,000–$1,000,000). The council approved the DCC'9s 2026 budget and rate adjustments, which finance staff had recommended at the committee meeting.
