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Residents urge Dickinson EDC to prioritize streets, transparency and total project costs
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to press the EDC on street repairs, transparency about total project costs for the parking garage, and concerns about perceived giveaways to businesses.
Several Dickinson residents spoke during the public comment period, urging the Economic Development Corporation to prioritize street and drainage repairs, to be transparent about total project costs, and to scrutinize incentives to local businesses.
Joe Wilburn, a lifelong area resident, criticized what he described as an expectation that city government will “give” to organizations and businesses, saying that repeated giveaways have driven away taxpayers and private investment. Wilburn said, “The more we give away, the less the…
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