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“We’re not just going to go blindly forward and try another vote,” Doug Restemayer, co-chair of Fargodome Reimagined, told The Forum. “Getting 60% (approval) on any vote can be quite a high hurdle.”

FARGO (KFGO) - A ballot measure for a $140 million Fargodome expansion and convention center failed to pass on...

Following an “awful low” turnout in West Fargo, Deb Mathern said that their citizen-led group is amping up efforts to ensure lots of people get out to vote this December in Fargo.

Some city commissioners have said a special election held during the middle of winter could result in low voter turnout. Project proponents say a special election was intentional.

Some city commissioners have said a special election held during the middle of winter could result in low voter turnout. Project proponents say a special election was intentional.

"Updating the Fargodome with this new conference center would put Fargo on the map as a go-to conference host and bring in more business and tourism throughout the year," write Doug Restemayer and Deb Mathern.

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If successful, the $140 million project will support remodeling the 31-year-old structure and the addition of a conference center to bring in regional conventions.

If successful, the $140 million project will support remodeling the 31-year-old structure and the addition of a conference center to bring in regional conventions.