FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney wants to bring life back to the Fargo Civic Center in 2025. It’s now only used a few times a year for events.
Mahoney wants city staff to look for event promotion and management, food services, and a long-term operating agreement to bring more events back to the building.
They’ll also seek public input and return to the commission with ideas later this month or next.
Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is against the idea. He said the building needs work including a very old furnace and bringing it up to code. He said, “For operating the building you have to know what it’s going to cost and on top of that, we don’t have any money. Once again we don’t have any money, we are over the fiscal cliff and now we’re just deciding how hard we’re going to land.” Piepkorn was the only commissioner to vote against the idea.
Commissioner Denise Kolpack said, “Hearing for what’s possible short terms so that we can continue to utilize this asset I think would be a benefit to the downtown.”
The civic center was built in 1961 and has hosted a number of concerts, sporting events, and trade shows over the years.
It last turned a small profit in 2006 according to city figures.
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