The Grand Forks Park District and City of Grand Forks have been working together to determine the potential of building an Indoor Sports and Aquatics Facility Complex in Grand Forks! Over the past few years, we have been working on meeting with community stakeholders, user groups, and local government agencies to explore all possibilities. In 2022, we hired a national consulting firm that is well-known in the parks and recreation industry, BerryDunn, to determine the overall feasibility of this project.

To keep you informed as to where this project is at, we are posting updates on this webpage.  If you are additional questions, feel free to contact us directly at gfparks@gfparks.org.

A Committee of a Whole meeting was held on January 8, 2024 and the City Council reviewed a project update for the Indoor Sports Facility & Indoor Aquatic Facility.

The City of Grand Forks held a special election on November 14th, 2023 where citizens voted to extend the 3/4% sales tax currently collected for the Alerus Center beyond the 2029 sunset date and use those funds for both Alerus Center Capital Maintenance Projects and the construction of an indoor turf, aquatics & court facility. 

Altru Health Systems announced it will commit $10 million to the Indoor Sports & Aquatics Complex project, to be paid over 25 years. The commitment was contingent upon the voters’ approval during the November 14th, 2024 vote. In return for the $10 million commitment, Altru Health Systems will have naming rights for the new complex.

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This is an excerpt (5.9) from the City Council meeting agenda and public documents that were presented at the Sept. 9, 2023, meeting where council members approved a special election to occur on November 14. 

Below are helpful links regarding the proposed indoor multi-sports turf & aquatics complex:

Previously provided information:

On August 28, 2023, a Committee of a Whole meeting was held and the City Council reviewed the updated facility layout, capital costs, funding options, and discussed the tax extension vote to go on the ballot for a November 14, 2023 election.

On August 14, 2023, a Committee of a Whole meeting was held and the City Council reviewed the updated capital costs and funding options of the project.

View the updated projected operations budget report from the consulting firm based upon the updated design of the Indoor Multi-Sports Facility & Indoor Aquatic Facility.

View the feasibility study report created by BerryDunn on the potential Indoor Sports Facility & Indoor Aquatic Facility. The feasibility study aimed to determine:

• The best potential location for each facility
• Community requests & desires for indoor and competitive sports and aquatics
• Estimation of project construction and soft costs
• Estimation of operating revenue and costs

On May 30, 2023, the City Council and Park Board met again to discuss the feasibility study and overall project.

On January 11, 2023, both the City Council and Park Board met to discuss the feasibility study and overall project.

View the results of the Grand Forks Indoor Multi-Sports Facility & Indoor Aquatic Facility survey which was conducted to gather community feedback on the potential development of a Grand Forks (GF) Indoor Sports Facility and Indoor Aquatic Facility as well as parks, recreation facilities, amenities, future planning, communication, and more.

View the Stakeholder Input Summary from the Public Input Sessions conducted in Summer 2022.

In May 2022, the City of Grand Forks & Grand Forks Park District hired national consulting firm BerryDunn to determine the overall feasibility of the Grand Forks Indoor Multi-Sports Facility & Indoor Aquatic Facility. View the project workplan and detailed overview of the feasibility study submitted by BerryDunn.