City Council Meeting Date: March 3, 2026
To: Mayor and Members of Council
City Administrator
From: David Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
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New Ice Arena Construction Progress Update.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council receives an update on the New Ice Arena Construction Progress.
Summary Report:
In the summer of 2025, the City broke ground on the construction of a New Ice Arena. This project was made possible with the partnerships of the City of Dundas, Northfield School District, Northfield Hockey Association and numerous project donors.
If you visit the construction site you will see the building is now standing and exterior site improvements are mostly completed. Significant progress is being made on the interior of the building.
The architect JLG and contractor RJM, will provide a more thorough overview of construction progress (Attachment 1). Cedar Creek Energy will also be in attendance if there are questions related to Solar and the issues that were discovered with Xcel grid hosting capacity.
The Ice Arena project is scheduled for completion in late summer of 2026, and opening is in August. The project is tracking on-time and underbudget.
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