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RESOLUTION NO. 38 - 1996
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF
COLUMBIA ICE ARENA BY ANOKA COUNTY
WHEREAS, Columbia Arena has been used for indoor ice skating by youth and adult
hockey players as well as for a variety of other skating purposes since its
construction in 1969, and
WHEREAS, Columbia Arena's two ice sheets provides skating opportunities for
skaters from Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Fridley, Blaine, Coon Rapids, and a wide
variety of other areas, and
WHEREAS, Anoka County provides a wide variety of other recreational
opportunities such as Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes, Bunker Hills Regional
Park (including the wave pool) in Coon Rapids, the Wargo Nature Center in Lino
Lakes, etc. , that serve specialized recreational needs of Anoka County, and
WHEREAS, the residents of Fridley pay taxes to support these other recreational
facilities that are located outside of Fridley, and
WHEREAS, there is a demonstrated need for indoor ice skating facilities in
southern Anoka County; and
WHEREAS, Anoka County is considering selling Columbia Arena and supporting a
large centralized ice skating facility at the National Sports Center in Blaine;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fridley
formally requests that the Board of Commissioners of Anoka County continue to
operate Columbia Arena as an indoor ice skating facility.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 6TH DAY OF
MAY, 1996.
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WILLIAM J. N - MAYOR
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CITY C ERK