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Council raises rental fee, requires fire-department presence for some events; denies full firehall use for post prom

Kasson City Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Council discussed doubling the Firehawk truck-bay rental fee to $100/hour (two-hour minimum) and requiring fire-department oversight for alcohol-serving events; because of safety and supervision concerns, council declined a post-prom committee's request to use the full facility for a 250-person event.

Council reviewed Firehawk Community Room rental policy and the post-prom committee's request for large-scale use of the firehall. Council members and fire-department representatives said the truck bay requires extra electricity and vehicle movement to open bays, and volunteer firefighters typically staff alcohol sales at fundraisers; staff and council proposed increasing the hourly fee…

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