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Board committee endorses concept for Mint Plaza, asks for later street‑closure and management details
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee endorsed the concept of a Community Facilities District (Mello‑Roos) to finance a public plaza on Jesse Street between Fifth and Mint and moved the CFD concept to the full Board; project sponsor outlined design, outreach and mitigation measures to address neighboring businesses and circulation concerns.
The Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on Tuesday endorsed the concept of creating a Community Facilities District to finance the construction of a public plaza on Jesse Street between Fifth and Mint, a project backers said would turn a small, neglected right‑of‑way into publicly accessible open space.
Erin McGrath of the city’s Office of Economic Development described the resolution as an endorsement of the financing concept only, saying the bonds would be issued by the Association of Bay Area Governments and that “the city and county would not be liable in any way for this…
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