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Caldwell approves $115,000 MOU to bring Roger Brooks back for downtown master plan amid funding debate
Summary
The Caldwell City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Caldwell Chamber and Roger Brooks for a downtown master-plan engagement, committing $115,000 drawn from current budgets; the resolution passed 5–1 after debate about using departmental funds versus contingency or fund balance.
The Caldwell City Council on June 2, 2025 approved a resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding with the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce to bring consultant Roger Brooks to lead a downtown master-plan process. The council voted 5–1 to commit $115,000 from existing FY2025 budgets to the project; Councilor Williams was the lone dissenting vote.
Why it matters: supporters said Brooks’s earlier work contributed measurable downtown property-value gains and that bringing him back is an investment in economic development and urban renewal. Opponents and some council members urged more transparency about where the $115,000 would come from and warned against reallocating scarce department funds in a tight budget year.
Funding and city accounting: City staff explained the $115,000 will come from…
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