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Downtown Mesa Association outlines 2024 accomplishments, parking and events push for 2025
Summary
The Downtown Mesa Association told council it expanded cleaning services, launched new branding, ran large free family‑friendly events and is coordinating with the city on parking improvements and a May 19 assessment hearing; DMA said it will set aside funds for alley beautification and a mobile information kiosk
Terry Medexa, president and executive director of the Downtown Mesa Association (DMA), reviewed DMA’s 2024 accomplishments and 2025 priorities at the Mesa City Council study session on May 8, highlighting DMA’s clean‑team operations, a slate of new events, parking coordination with the city and an upcoming public hearing for the district assessment.
“We have a team of five full‑time employees that are out there working to keep our district looking great,” Medexa said, describing DMA’s clean team and new bright blue uniforms and vehicle wrap. Medexa told council DMA’s clean team handles more than 16,000 service requests per year and removes about three tons of trash per month on average.
DMA and city staff discussed parking availability and near‑term actions. Jeff McVay, manager of urban transformation, said the city will hold a ribbon‑cutting for the Hibbert Garage at 8 a.m. next Monday and plans to transition roughly 550 city employees (and city vehicles) into the Hibbert Garage over…
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