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Fargo city commission candidates debate transparency, convention center and housing
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum for city commission candidates, contenders emphasized budget transparency, neighborhood representation and housing solutions while giving mixed responses on the voter‑approved convention center and AI data‑center proposals.
Barb Hedrick of the League of Women Voters moderated a city commission candidate forum in Fargo where a broad field of candidates outlined priorities including budget transparency, housing affordability and the proposed convention center.
Several candidates pressed for clearer, more granular public budgeting. Chad Peterson and Scott Brecky urged that commissioners be able to explain line‑item decisions and said the online budget should break large buckets into understandable subcategories. Jeremy Schafer and others said the budget is…
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