In today’s issue of the Fargo-Moorhead Forum, the paper’s editorial board praises the city council for voting to rebuild a park shelter and repair a city-owned building that houses a local art museum. A livable city, the paper notes, is more than public safety and safe roads; support for quality-of-life services such as parks and the arts are what makes a city a community. For greater Minnesota cities, which tend to have smaller tax bases than their Twin Cities counterparts, funding these quality of life services without the support of LGA would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. To read the full editorial, click here.