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Committee initiates Midtown Central Business Improvement District; public commenter warns it will fund private security and displace unhoused residents
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to initiate the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and set a public hearing for community comment.
The Finance Committee voted to initiate the process to create the Midtown Central Business Improvement District and scheduled a public hearing that the sponsor said would be held on Dec. 16.
"My name is Mannen Hall, and I speak in strong opposition to RS 20 25 15 94," Mannen Hall said during the public‑comment period, arguing that the BID budget and proposed spending "allocate a significant portion of the initial $1,500,000 budget for what they call safety and hospitality services and cleaning and safety enhancements" and that such spending tends to "displace and criminalize our unhoused neighbors." Hall said private security contractors operating…
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