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Downtown Kirkwood special business district presents $428,300 budget, farmers market plans
Summary
Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District director Donna Pugh presented a $428,300 FY2025–26 budget that relies on business and vendor funding; councilors asked about cash timing, reserves and the tenant arrangement for the district office building.
Donna Pugh, executive director of the Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District (SPD), presented the SPD’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget at a public hearing, saying the organization is budgeting $428,300 in total: $314,300 for the Special Business District and $114,000 for the farmers market.
Pugh told council that nearly all SPD funding comes from downtown businesses, property owners and promotional partners; “None of our funding comes from the citizens of Kirkwood,” she said. The SPD manages promotions and events…
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