Fort Dodge Sportsplex Ownership Battle | Des Moines News

Fort Dodge’s sportsplex is caught in a messy ownership battle after the city bought it back from a developer, only to sell it to M&M, LLC — tied to local revitalization — under a rebranding clause that wasn’t approved. When M&M missed payments, the city issued a forfeiture notice. Matt Johnson, a key figure, claims the financial issues are resolved and posted a video saying they’ve fixed the late payments — but the city disputes that, saying they had to dip into an escrow account to cover defaults, which still counts as a breach. Lawyers are now involved as Johnson says he’s open to dialogue, while city officials say they waited too long for a plan. Despite the legal tug-of-war, the city plans to unveil its future vision for the facility this Thursday — moving forward regardless of the dispute. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/48306c89132b9c53