Plan calls for keeping pool layout as is or having a more water park atmosphere 6:40 am, Apr. 18, 2021 ×
FARGO The Fargo Park Board is welcoming input after three options with estimated price tags have been revealed for a renovated Island Park pool planned for downtown.
One option is to keep the pool layout as-is with replacement of the pools and bathhouse, while the other two options offer more of a water park atmosphere.
The first reconstruction option calls for replacing the bathhouse, 50-meter lap and recreational pool, diving platform area and wading pool at a cost of $12.5 million.
The second option would add two water slide features and a zero entry, or walk-in, pool with additional play features at a cost of $14.3 million.
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Frequently flooded road in Fargo s Lindenwood Park to be raised
The project will lift the road above many of the minor flood level to allow Fargo residents to use it for more of the year. 6:00 am, Dec. 11, 2020 ×
The Fargo Park District is planning to move this stretch of Roger Maris Drive that runs along the Red River at Lindenwood Park to higher level. The bumpy stretch that runs along the river would remain open to bikers and pedestrians, as well as vehicles in the winter months when the roadway is more stable. David Samson / The Forum
FARGO For decades, the Red River has inundated the loop road in south Fargo s Lindenwood Park whenever the water reaches the minor flood stage of 18.5 feet, but plans to rebuild the road next year aim to change that.