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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Fargo public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Historic Preservation and Arts & Culture Commission gaps
The city's volunteer Arts and Culture Commission will stay on the books but only meet when there's actual business. Critics on the Commission say that's a slow death for a body that should either be funded properly or dissolved, and an artist advocate asked the city to commit to improving it.
Science museum on the Mid America Steel site
A proposed 60,000-square-foot destination science museum could anchor downtown — but the site needs EPA brownfield cleanup, and Piepkorn wants the property tested through a certified-site/RFP process rather than handed to one project.
Newman Outdoor Field future
The 30-year-old city-owned ballpark on NDSU's campus has fragmented ownership and years of deferred maintenance. Staff will negotiate a new operating model and capital plan with NDSU and the RedHawks this summer.