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Downtown business owners urge action on parking, SDC fees and sidewalk problems
Summary
Business owners and property owners told council that downtown construction and planning choices have created parking shortages, drainage and tripping hazards and uncertainty about possible reinstatement of System Development Charges (SDCs); council directed staff to schedule further discussion and follow-up.
Several downtown business owners and a property owner told the council they are concerned about parking loss, potential re-imposition of System Development Charges (SDCs) and sidewalk and drainage problems following recent downtown construction.
The nut graf: Business owners said a post-construction parking survey had low participation and likely mis-timed collection, that losing several parking spaces has strained customer access, and that infrastructure work at Third and Ida created a ponding and trip-hazard problem that…
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