By Logan Wells, News Director | Logan@kymnradio.net
Last week, KYMN aired a news special about the Ice Arena Project, and this week during the news, we will be highlighting some of the important topics covered. You can find the fu
The 4 partners involved in the Ice Arena Project are the City of Northfield and City of Dundas, responsible for the main construction cost, the Northfield Public Schools, as one of the largest users and renters of the facility, and the Northfield Hockey Association, which donated the land and approximately $4 million to the project.
Today we are answering the question about why the City of Dundas is getting involved in the ice arena project, especially considering that the arena isn’t located in Dundas. City Administrator of Dundas, Jenelle Teppen cited that the two cities share a school and a common goal of providing resources for young people in the community:
“We have the same goals as Northfield and the school district have in terms of providing activities for school children. We want to keep kids in the district, and there are a number of hockey players and hockey families in Dundas that play for the Northfield Hockey Association.” – Jenelle Teppen, Dundas City Administrator
Teppen also stated that even though the arena would be in Northfield, their would be economic benefits for Dundas as well:
“You know what’s good for Northfield is good for Dundas, what’s good for Dundas is good. For Northfield. We’re inextricably linked together in that respect.” – Jenelle Teppen, Dundas City Administrator
The Dundas City Council has also been supportive of the project, voting unanimously to approve the project. Here’s Dundas Mayor Glenn Switzer in October:
“It was a unanimous vote. Without hesitation, there wasn’t any hesitation on our Council to be part of this…. hockey’s not gonna go away in the state of hockey and having a facility that just provides. That’s the basic necessities for our athletes is important.” – Glenn Switzer, Mayor of Dundas on the KYMN Morning Show
Ultimately, taxpayers in Northfield and Dundas will pay the same share for the ice arena, and so a house valued at the same amount in either city would see the same increase in taxes to pay for the project.
