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BID board debates who should pay water bills for downtown baskets; item set for next meeting
Summary
Board members discussed whether the BID or the nonprofit Roots and Branches should pay for three water meters that supply downtown hanging baskets and flower beds; the matter will return to the board agenda next month for staff to check utility rules and options.
Board members of the Downtown West Bend Business Improvement District debated whether the BID should continue paying for water meters used to irrigate downtown hanging baskets and flower beds and agreed to revisit the issue at the next meeting.
The discussion centered on three spigots currently paid through the BID contract. One speaker said the BID "donate[s] to…
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