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Flagstaff council adopts ParkFlag fee package to boost downtown cleaning, restrooms and safety — raises expected to generate $700K+ annually
Summary
Council approved parking and permit fee changes and an ordinance to fund expanded downtown services. Staff said combined sources will provide more than $700,000 a year for enhanced cleaning, restrooms, events and equipment upgrades; council asked for reporting and clarity on ADA and south‑side coverage.
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Flagstaff City Council adopted two resolutions and an ordinance to revise ParkFlag parking rates and mobilize funding for expanded downtown services, approving a package city staff said will direct more than $700,000 annually to enhanced cleaning, maintenance and programming in the downtown district.
Rick Tatter, Management Services Director, told the council staff reworked the ParkFlag funding plan after additional internal review and expects combined sources — ParkFlag fees, bed‑tax reallocations and general fund contributions — to deliver “over $700,000 toward enhanced services in our downtown on an annual basis.”
Why it matters: Council and downtown businesses framed the change as a response to rising costs and requests from the Downtown Business Alliance for more frequent trash removal, graffiti abatement, snow and cinder cleanup, restroom…
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