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Council directs staff to pursue 20¢/sq ft cap for downtown snow-removal cost recovery
Summary
Council gave staff direction to develop an ordinance implementing an actual-cost recovery model for downtown snow removal with a suggested cap of 20 cents per square foot; staff will return with ordinance language and implementation details.
The council gave staff direction on May 20 to pursue a cost-recovery approach to downtown snow removal, with a suggested maximum charge of 20 cents per square foot to bill downtown businesses for their share of removal costs.
Staff explained the city’s original downtown snow-removal ordinance dates to 1982 and referenced a $12 annual charge that staff said does not reflect actual costs today. City staff said the…
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