Fort Dodge Sportsplex Ownership Battle | Des Moines News

Des Moines News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

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…