Project Plans

The City of Fergus Falls is working with ATS&R  and Bonestroo to design and construct the arena which will be located adjacent to the current high school gymnasium. A 2006 technical condition assessment of the current 40-year old ice arena found that the cost to repair and bring the building up to code would cost $4.8 million. Since then a series of meetings with arena users and the consultants occurred to determine the feasibility of constructing a new arena.

In October 2009 the City Council authorized the project to proceed. Design development was approved April 19th. Plans included a ground-level walking track around the main arena, a second floor community room, floor anchors in the arena floors for tennis courts/nets, baseball and soccer. Additionally, the main arena can accommodate 5 curling sheets. The bare, concrete floor also has exhibit and event use potential. When bids come back this spring it is anticipated that these design elements will all fall within the maximum $6 million construction budget estimate.