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Isanti committee debates spending $300,000 park dedication fund on pickleball courts and skate-park upgrades
Summary
Committee members and residents discussed using about $300,000 in park dedication funds for upgrades including pickleball courts and skate-park improvements; staff warned developer fees are tightly regulated by state statute, and a Cambridge association offered a $5,000 donation toward courts. Staff will solicit quotes and invite a skate-park specialist.
Committee members spent the meeting's largest block of time debating whether to spend roughly $300,000 in park dedication funds on amenities such as pickleball courts, skate-park upgrades, additional trees and benches or to conserve the money for future replacement costs.
A committee member opened the discussion noting about $300,000 is currently in the park dedication account and asked whether there are plans for a new park in the next three years; staff confirmed none are in the city’s comprehensive plan. Members traded views: some urged using the funds now to fill amenities the community has identified (skate-park features, pickleball…
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