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Resident urges reallocating economic development retail-sales-tax funds from mannequin project to Olive Boulevard streetscape

5723573 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

A resident asked council to remove a 'mannequin' event from the economic development retail sales tax budget and redirect $2.4 million toward completing shaded, lighted sidewalks on Olive Boulevard between Skinker and I-170, and raised concerns about administration and personnel costs exceeding the statutory 20% cap.

During the consent-agenda public comment period, resident Frank Olendorf asked the council on Aug. 11 to amend the economic development retail sales tax budget by deleting a "mannequin event" and substituting $2.4 million to complete shaded, lighted sidewalks on Olive Boulevard from Skinker Boulevard to Interstate 170. Olendorf…

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