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Residents press commission on dark streets and bond plan; developers and opponents weigh in
Summary
During public comment residents urged action on dark streets—particularly 62nd Street and 64th Street corridor outages—and expressed concerns about a proposed $65 million bond and downtown development scale. The mayor and staff committed to follow up on lighting and to report back.
Multiple residents used the public comment period at the Sept. 3 meeting to raise neighborhood concerns.
Del Travis Williams (speaker 18) detailed repeated outages and inadequate lighting along 62nd Street and other blocks, saying sidewalks are "completely dark" and that people are forced to walk in the street. The mayor and staff agreed to follow up and to check which poles are city‑owned vs. county‑owned; the mayor asked the speaker to notify the manager if no progress is seen.
Other speakers criticized the proposed $65 million bond proposed for infrastructure, questioning whether it would raise taxes and urging staff to pursue state/county grants first. Former mayoral commissioner (speaker 20) and others also urged more aggressive lobbying for outside funds. The commission responded by listing recent grant successes and noting the bond measure will appear on the November ballot for voter approval.
