City Commissioners unanimously approved the vacation of a portion of 10th Alley South for the planned Chick-fil-A at 721 10th Ave. S. Alleys are public rights-of-way maintained by the street. Vacating an alley or street means the city is transferring ownership and maintenance responsibility of that space to a private property owner and it is no longer public property. The
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The Downtown Development Partnership voted during their Aug. 27 meeting to recommend the reallocation of existing $183,785 in tax increment financing funds for city parking facilities improvements and another $150,000 for operational funding. The Parking Advisory Commission voted to support those requests during their June 19 meeting. The parking board is also recommending increases to parking fines and certain fees
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City Commissioners took their first look at the proposed budget during a June 26 special work session. Typically, staff presented the proposed budget earlier in June and commissioners set the public hearing during their first meeting in July. Melissa Kinzler, city finance director, said this is her 25th budget with the city and this was the first time commissioners weren’t
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The city is again offering free two-hour parking in the North Parking Garage from now through Aug. 31. The North garage is located at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street North. The first two hours of parking in that garage are free, after that, it’s 50 cents per hour. Free holiday parking downtown; city continues looking at
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The city is seeking applicants for several advisory boards. Applications are available at the city manager’s office upstairs in the Civic Center, by calling 406-455-8450; or downloaded here. Applications are due by 5 p.m. May 20. Audit Committee The Audit Committee consists of six members to include the mayor, a commissioner, city manager, finance director and two private citizens. The
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Parking is free downtown Dec. 16-25. The city has offered free parking before Christmas annually to encourage residents and visitors to shop locally and support the downtown business community. Parking is free at all of the city’s roughly 1,000 metered and paystation locations from Dec. 16-25. The two-hour limit for those downtown spaces will still be enforced and the free
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The city concluded it’s parking pilot in the north garage on Aug. 31. Over the summer, staff presented data indicating the test wasn’t performing well during a Parking Advisory Commission meeting in July, that they later determined to be inaccurate. During the Sept. 19 meeting, city staff presented updated data that they’ll also be presenting during the City Commission work
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The first month of the city’s free parking pilot in the North Garage didn’t go as well as officials had hoped. The pilot began June 1 and runs through Aug. 31 in the city’s garade at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street. The city owns and operates two public parking garages, in addition to multiple surface lots and meters
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Reminder, free parking for two hours starts in the city’s North Garage on June 1. The city is offering free parking in the garage for two hours through Aug. 31 as a test. The North Garage is located at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street. The city owns and operates two public parking garages, in addition to multiple surface
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Parking will be free in the city’s North Garage this summer. City Commissioners unanimously approved a pilot with free two-hour parking in the North Garage from June 1 through Aug. 31. The North Garage is located at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street. The city owns and operates two public parking garages, in addition to multiple surface
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