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Council sets $50,000 placeholder for pool repairs as longer-term funding debate continues
Summary
After hearing that current pool repair needs exceed prior estimates, council agreed to use $50,000 as a placeholder in the preliminary Park & Rec 2026 budget and asked staff to identify cuts, levy options or outside funding while exploring longer-term rec center possibilities.
Crookston City council members and Parks & Recreation staff agreed on a $50,000 placeholder for pool repairs in the city’s preliminary 2026 Park & Recreation budget, while continuing a larger debate over how to fund the facility long term.
Scott, the park and rec director, told the council that repairs and building maintenance lines were likely insufficient and that he had “been around the the $50,000 mark” in his planning: “My my head has been the last few weeks has been around the the…
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