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Brainerd EDA leans toward signage and facade standards; seeks budget plan for Washington Street work
Summary
At an April 3 EDA workshop members ranked priorities for limited funds, favoring improved signage and updated facade standards, and asked staff to prepare budget scenarios that could include increased EDA contributions or city support for the Washington Street mitigation program.
Brainerd’s Economic Development Authority used a workshop on April 3 to narrow priorities for its limited 2025 resources and to ask staff to return with concrete funding options.
The EDA’s 2025 allocation from the city is $186,812; staff reported a projected unassigned fund balance of roughly $103,000 and net revenue of about $19,362 for the year. Staff also noted the city’s guidance that an appropriate EDA reserve would fall in the range of approximately $54,000 to $91,000. Those figures framed the budget discussion.
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