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BID board approves $30,000 for downtown watering after debate over long-term costs
Summary
The Downtown West Bend BID board approved a one-year, not-to-exceed $30,000 contract to fund watering and maintenance of newly placed planters and trees, after discussion about funding sources and whether the city should share ongoing costs.
The Downtown West Bend BID board approved a one-year contract for maintenance and watering of downtown plantings, authorizing up to $30,000 from BID funds for the 2025 season.
The action came after extended public comment and board debate about whether the BID should fund what some members called an ongoing city responsibility. Kevin Steiner, who said he represents a private donor group that helped fund a downtown master plan and the plant purchases, told the board the private group had agreed a memorandum of understanding with the city that “the city has accepted responsibility for the planting, maintenance, and watering of…
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