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Public commenter urges coordinated action on downtown parking, cleanliness and safety; board discusses enforcement, lighting and parking activation
Summary
A public commenter told the Central Laredo Municipal Management District the top downtown priorities are parking, cleanliness and homelessness-related safety; board members discussed enforcement, police coordination, lighting, potential drone patrols and a public–private approach to activate unused parking lots.
Quanita Fontaine urged the Central Laredo Municipal Management District to prioritize downtown coordination, naming parking, cleanliness and the homelessness‑related safety issue as primary concerns during the public‑comment period.
"The three problems that seem to be the problem that everybody has said so about downtown is the parking the cleanliness and the hobo problem and safety," Fontaine told the board, urging closer cooperation with District 8 and other local groups so projects are not done in isolation.
Why it matters: Board members said those issues are recurring priorities for downtown businesses and residents and that better coordination with city staff and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver practical solutions such as enforcement, lighting improvements and activation of…
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