A few years ago a proposal was made to buyout the Mid-America Steel site at the intersection of Main Avenue and 2nd Street and redevelop it. That proposal should be the first step in a massive downtown overhaul.

Step one, buyout the Mid-America Steel site. In keeping with previous proposals, construct a twenty story office tower on the site. This would be the new City Hall.

Step two, use the remainder of the long, skinny, MidAmerica Steel site as a park/riverwalk. Wrap it under the Veteran's Memorial Bridge and join it with the riverwalk area south of the bridge, connected to the area near the park and skatepark.

Step three, when City Hall has moved into their new office tower, demolish the old city hall and commence a total redevelopment of the site to create a new, state-of-the-art Fargo Police Department, a large public parking structure on the site of the present lot, and an expansion of the Civic Center.

This project would create a greater riverfront presence, solve the overcrowding problem in City Hall/Fargo PD, add badly needed downtown parking, and create a better sports/entertainment venue in the Civic Center.