Fargo City Commission Meeting Wrap-Up - 09.15.2025
In case you missed the September 15, 2025, Fargo City Commission meeting, here are a few highlights we would like you to know about.
Fargo Hosts Public Hearing on 2026 Preliminary Budget
The City Commission approved the 2026 Preliminary Budget on August 4, 2025.
During Monday night’s City Commission meeting, a public hearing was held to give residents the opportunity to provide input on the Preliminary Budget and recommended tax levies.
The City Commission will consider the Final Budget for 2026 during its regular meeting on September 29, 2025. North Dakota Law sets a deadline of October 7, 2025, for a city to approve its budget.
To read the 2026 Preliminary Budget and for more information, please visit FargoND.gov/Budget.
Fire Station 5 Reopens After Renovation and Reconstruction Project
In September 2024, the Fargo Fire Department temporarily closed Station 5, located at 930 40th St. S., for significant reconstruction and renovation work. The closure followed an engineering assessment that found structural issues caused by shifting ground beneath the building. The structural issues, along with needs to modernize Station 5, led the Fargo Fire Department to undertake the project, which involved rebuilding the living quarters and upgrading other parts of the building.
During the closure, Station 5 operations were moved first to another Fargo fire station and then to the West Fargo Fire Department, which allowed Fargo firefighters to live in and operate out of their main fire station. West Fargo’s assistance helped ensure uninterrupted emergency services for community residents. On September 8, 2025, Fargo Fire crews moved back into Station 5 and began operating from the newly rebuilt facility.
The cost of the Station 5 project came in under the estimated budget of $2.5 million. Features of the renovated and reconstructed station include:
• A newly constructed storage room for structural firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) that vents carcinogens out of the station
• A new generator that serves the entire station
• Updated energy efficient heating and lighting throughout the building
• A fire sprinkler system throughout the building
• A City of Fargo fiber internet connection to the building, providing a secure network
• A decontamination area, commercial extractor, washer/dryer, bathroom and shower on the apparatus floor (hot zone)
• Entry vestibules with handwashing stations between the apparatus floor and the living quarters (warm zone)
• Living quarters (cold zone) that include individual sleeping rooms, gender-neutral bathroom facilities, a fitness area, firefighter computer work stations and a new station alerting system.
City Commission Approves Meeting Schedule for 2026
The City Commission voted 5-0 on Monday to approve its regular meeting schedule for 2026. If a Monday meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting will be held on Tuesday.
The 2026 schedule of City Commission meetings is as follows:
• January 5 and 20 (Tuesday)
• February 2 and 17 (Tuesday)
• March 2, 16 and 30
• April 13 and 27
• May 11 and 26 (Tuesday)
• June 8 and 22
• July 6 and 20
• August 3, 17 and 31
• September 14 and 28
• October 12 and 26
• November 9 and 23
• December 7 and 21
For more information about the City Commission and its meetings, please visit FargoND.gov/CityCommission.
Fargo Schedules Online Public Auction for October
On Monday night, the City Commission unanimously approved plans for The City of Fargo to hold an online public auction of surplus property this fall. Sale items are primarily vehicles that are no longer serviceable or have exceeded their useful life.
The online auction will open Tuesday, October 21, and will close Tuesday, October 28. Auction items will be listed on the website of the Steffes Group, which was awarded a contract to conduct City of Fargo public auctions by the City Commission on May 12.