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Manchester working group backs ARPA buyout of leased downtown equipment and plans inflation-based tax adjustment
Summary
A Manchester working group recommended using $200,000 in approved ARPA funds to buy equipment currently leased under a Street Plus contract and asked staff to seek an inflation adjustment to the Central Business Special District (CBSD) tax to fund FY26 services while zoning boundaries are finalized.
Speaker 3 called for using one-time ARPA funds to produce ongoing savings and described a two-step approach to stabilize downtown service funding. "We successfully rest wrestled about $200,000 for our benefit," Speaker 3 said, recommending the ARPA money pay off equipment leases so future years avoid higher lease costs.
The proposal aims to convert leased equipment into owned assets, reducing annual operating costs and allowing the committee to recommend an inflation-based adjustment to the Central Business Special District (CBSD) tax to cover enhanced cleaning, lighting and event support. Speaker 3 outlined the proposed FY26 downtown budget as a total of "593,000," with a $480,000 Street Plus cleaning-services contract, $40,000 for seasonal planters, $35,000 for lighting, $10,000 for…
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