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Council approves outside-agency grants, repeals 'No Mow May,' creates TIF District 17 and approves project plan; names two Market Place streets
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting, the Brookings City Council approved the United Way recommended distribution of outside-agency funding for 2025, repealed the 'No Mow May' vegetation-management provision, created Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District No. 17 and approved its project plan, and adopted street names for the Brookings Marketplace development.
The Brookings City Council took a series of formal actions at its regular meeting: it approved the 2025 outside-agency funding distribution recommended by United Way, repealed the city's "No Mow May" vegetation-management provision, created the boundaries for Tax Increment Financing District No. 17 and approved the associated project plan, and adopted the names Market Street and Paskflower Place for two streets in the Brookings Marketplace development.
Outside-agency funding: City staff said the council’s 2025 allocation for social-service agencies increased to $263,715 for the year (the staff memo and presentation described the recommended distribution and a larger total request of $473,500 from agencies). United Way director Heidi Gollocks participated by phone to answer questions about community needs, emphasizing that rental-assistance dollars in the community are limited…
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