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Fergus Falls approves $25,000 contribution to Humane Society capital campaign; council debates larger loan option
Summary
Council voted to give a one-time $25,000 contribution to the Humane Society of Otter Tail County’s capital campaign; members discussed the organization’s previously reported $200,000 shortfall, the city’s ongoing $12,000 annual operating contribution, and a proposal to use the BDFF fund for a larger low-interest loan, which the Humane Society said it did not want.
The Committee of the Whole voted to approve a one-time $25,000 contribution from unspent 2025 economic development funds to the Humane Society of Otter Tail County’s capital campaign.
Mayor Hicks recounted the Humane Society’s prior presentation on a facility remodel and a previously cited shortfall (described in the record as about…
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