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Committee approves multiple special service district plans; East Lake business owners press for more cleanup
Summary
The committee approved 2026 operating plans and service charges for several non-downtown special service districts. East Lake business owners and neighbors testified that litter, syringes and weeds persist; Public Works said scheduled pan-and-broom service runs twice weekly April–October and staff will follow up with detailed service records for East Lake.
The Climate and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 18 approved proposed 2026 services and service charges for multiple special service districts outside downtown, including East Lake, 50th and France, 54th and Lindale, Bloomington Lake and West Broadway.
David Bauer, project manager for the city’s special service districts in Public Works, said each district is guided by an advisory board of property owners and that the districts’ enhanced services are over and above ordinary city services. He recommended passage of the…
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