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Durand council backs 2026 farmers market at Tarrant Park; administrator outlines RLF promotion and city event plans
Summary
Council agreed to host a 2026 farmers market at Tarrant Park on Thursdays from 3–7 p.m.; Administrator Tracy Carlson also reported on promoting the Revolving Loan Fund, and the meeting included public-works updates, ambulance statistics and voucher approvals.
The Durand City Council agreed on Feb. 11 to host a 2026 farmers market at Tarrant Park, with proposed hours of Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Administrator Tracy Carlson presented results from a January vendor survey showing interest in a market and recommended limiting food-truck participation to market hours. The council accepted the recommendation.
Carlson also provided an update on the city’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), reporting the current account balance and outstanding loans (amounts not specified in the minutes). She described the RLF’s role as gap funding for applicants and proposed promotional steps: add RLF information to the city website, produce a new brochure, and distribute program materials to local banks, realtors and the radio station.
In other business, Public Works Director Matt Gilles reported that WE Energies is working on Madison Street in advance of a street project, that he and Carlson met with Durand-Arkansaw School District Superintendent Ryan Nelson about the district managing summer swim lessons, and that the 6th Avenue project will include sidewalk options. Gilles and the council also discussed deep frost conditions that may cause frozen water lines and the city’s policy of issuing credits to customers who run a trickle of water to prevent freezing.
Ambulance Co-Director Jeff Doughty reviewed the department’s January activity: 36 ambulance runs in January, including two transfers, and ongoing EMT training with the EMC/MC billing company. The council approved vouchers #31298–31342 totaling $74,651.83 and adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
