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Committee recommends lower 2026 arena rates, keeps capital reserve

Fergus Falls City Committee of the Whole · August 13, 2025
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Summary

City staff recommended and the committee approved placing on the consent agenda a package of reduced 2026 community arena rates driven by lower electric costs and a shift in staffing allocation; user groups will continue annual operating-cost reconciliations while capital reserves will be modestly increased.

Bill Small told the committee the city presented Exhibit A to set 2026 arena rates and recommended council approval. He said users asked to move the reconciliation year end to March so rates align with the arena winter season and that the new schedule and staffing adjustments lowered hourly rates for major users. "We are looking at rates for ISD…

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