WEST FARGO — Facing increasing ice rental rates that no longer offer a discount for heavy use, West Fargo Hockey Association representatives say they would buy Veterans Memorial Arena from the West Fargo Park District.

Scott Haider, executive vice president for the West Fargo Hockey Association, said the group and the park district's longstanding relationship seems to be fraying, and he would like the two groups to "get back to where we were." Haider was joined by about two dozen association members at the West Fargo Park Board's meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

The association is the largest user of Veterans Memorial Arena, renting upward of 1,500 hours annually on the two ice sheets for youth hockey. The association and the park district have worked together for decades on efforts to add

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