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Brainerd council approves city crews for downtown snow removal after contentious debate
Summary
After lengthy debate about operational changes, costs and downtown impacts, the Brainerd City Council voted to assign public works and parks crews to perform downtown snow removal rather than award the contract to a private bidder, a decision opponents warned could leave windrows in the street for one to two days and change assessment billing for property owners.
Brainerd City Council voted on Oct. 20 to have city public works and parks crews perform downtown snow removal instead of awarding the service to a private contractor, after an extended debate about cost, traffic impacts and how property owners would be assessed.
The motion, introduced by Safety & Public Works chair Tad Ericson and seconded by Councilmember Chzach, passed on a roll‑call vote: Jagger, Ericson, Bevans, Chzach and Council President O'Day voted yes; Councilmember Johnson voted no.
Supporters said the single private bid received earlier was…
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