The Carlson Center’s ice rink will receive a $5.5 million overhaul after the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly finance committee approved funding for a bid Thursday night.
All three swimming pools In the Fairbanks North Star Borough will be open this summer – except for routine maintenance closures. A reduction in positions starting in July means they will be open fewer days and fewer hours.
We reported yesterday that there will be no pool programs at the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Mary Siah Recreation Center as of July 1, but that's not exactly true. While the FY 24 budget defunds lifeguard positions for the center’s pool, the Assembly has asked the administration to keep it open.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough may one day expand and build a year-round, multi-million dollar North Star Community Recreation Center. The first of two public meetings is tonight at the Carlson Center from 6:30 to 8:00 in person and on Zoom at