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2027 Final Budget

The budget adds eight police officers and staff in several departments, holds a 3% raise, raises health insurance costs 6.6%, and shifts utility rates toward usage-based charges. Commissioner Peterson warns of unfunded needs like the convention center, MATBUS and city courts and wants a 1% restaurant sales tax to ease property taxes before January.

2 mentionsLast discussed Sep 28, 2026

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Convention center site selection

Fargo's biggest pending project got one more month. Commissioners want a Baker Tilly side-by-side financial risk comparison of the two finalists before June 22, but the citizen committee chair warned against kicking the decision to a new commission with possible 60% turnover.

3 mentionsLast discussed May 26, 2026