Business View Civil Municipal June 2023

109 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 6 FARMINGTON, MN the potential for pickleball courts, which Gorski says will benefit both residents and tourists alike. “We understand (the playground) is a high need for residents and people that are outside of our city of Farmington,” Gorski says. “And we thought: ‘How can we bring people into Farmington, so they visit our businesses and spend money here as well?’” Farmington is always looking for ways to attract more visitors to the area, but they already draw thousands of tourists to the city each year thanks to their community spirit, Hoyt says. People come from all over to experience the city’s many community events like their Community Expo, the Farmington Area Community Dew Days, the Dakota County Fair, and Toys for Town Drive. “We don’t have a bunch of typical destination locations, but the community is a destination location,” he explains. “Through each one of