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City shifts downtown snow-removal to in-house crews; owners to be assessed only for sidewalks
Summary
Brainerd City is using parks crews to clear downtown sidewalks starting earlier in the morning; staff said property owners will be assessed only for sidewalk removal (city ~16%, private frontage ~84%), and a spring report will compare contractor versus city costs and include business feedback.
Brainerd City has changed its downtown snow-removal approach: parks crews now begin clearing sidewalks around 3:00 a.m. during snowfall events so sidewalks are cleared by business opening, and the city will assess downtown property owners only for sidewalk removal.
Public Works Director Havagor told the committee that parks crews’ usual hours were 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but…
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