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DDA proposes downtown service‑team pilot; council weighs faster vendor contract vs. in‑house public works model
Summary
The Downtown Development Authority presented two pilot options to provide downtown maintenance and service: a faster turnkey vendor (Block by Block) at about $834,000 and ~4 months to launch, or an in‑house Public Works model at about $930,000 requiring ~12 months to stand up; councilors debated labor, timing and interim 'blitz' cleanups.
Maura Thompson, presenting for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), asked council for guidance on piloting a DDA‑funded downtown service team. The pilot would consolidate sidewalk and small maintenance work and expand a service role (cleaning, landscape maintenance, bollard operation, snow clearing) with two delivery options: contract with Block by Block (a turnkey vendor) or run the pilot with Public Works staff under DDA funding.
Thompson summarized the tradeoffs: Block by Block’s…
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