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Brainerd City committee asks staff to develop franchise-fee mockup after limited public turnout
Summary
After two open houses drew no attendees, the Brainerd City Personnel Finance Committee directed staff to develop a mockup for a possible franchise fee and return to council with details; members debated fee structure and potential effects on the city's utility pilot under a BPU rate study.
The Brainerd City Personnel Finance Committee on Jan. 20 directed staff to develop a detailed mockup of a potential franchise-fee structure and present it to the council for review after staff reported that two recent open houses produced no public attendees.
“We're bringing this item back from a little over a year ago,” the city engineer said, summarizing outreach: staff held two open houses and received no attendees, and they presented to the chamber’s government affairs committee last December to gather business input. The engineer said staff is seeking direction on whether to…
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