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Saint Paul council adopts 2026 Downtown Improvement District plan with 2.7% assessment increase
Summary
The City Council approved Resolution 25-193 adopting the 2026 operating plan and service charge for the Downtown Improvement District, a plan council heard had grown in scale and secured an $800,000 contract to fund ambassadors at light-rail stations.
The Saint Paul City Council adopted Resolution 25-193 approving the 2026 operating plan and service charge for the Comprehensive Downtown Improvement Special Service District under Minnesota Statutes chapter 428A.
Supporters told the council the district has grown to a scale that can produce noticeable improvements downtown and that the board kept budget growth modest; Joe Spencer, president of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance, said the board set a 2.7% increase in the assessment and that the program recently…
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