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Council assigns downtown snow removal to city crews after debate over costs and service
Summary
Brainerd City Council voted to have city public-works and parks crews perform downtown snow removal after a private bid came in about 20% higher than last year. Council members voiced concerns about windrow timing, business assessments and communication with property owners.
The Brainerd City Council voted to assign downtown snow removal to city public-works and parks crews, approving the committee's motion after extended debate about costs, service levels and how downtown businesses would be assessed.
Chairman Tad Ericson, presenting the Safety & Public Works committee recommendation, said the single private bid for the downtown contract was roughly 20% higher than the prior year and that staff recommended using in-house crews. "There was one bid that came in. It was approximately 20% higher than last year's," Ericson said, and the committee concluded assigning the work to public-works and parks crews would be a good change.
Council members raised operational and customer-notice questions. Councilmember Johnson, the sole no vote on…
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