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Resident questions city's handling of old dairy site and rail crossings

Fergus Falls City Council · October 21, 2025
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Summary

At the Oct. 20 Fergus Falls council meeting, resident Duane Cookman asked whether the city reimbursed the port authority about $1.2 million for land related to the old dairy property and raised questions about costs and negotiations tied to two railroad crossings.

During the open forum at the Oct. 20 Fergus Falls City Council meeting, resident Duane Cookman told council he had questions about the old dairy property and related railroad crossings.

Cookman said he had heard differing accounts about costs and about whether the city reimbursed the port authority roughly $1.2 million to acquire land for a trail. He asked the council to clarify…

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