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The City of Galveston Livable Communities Steering Committee on Wednesday voted to install trash surrounds on Ship's Mechanic Row, using a portion of the $105,610 remaining in Phase I funding of the downtown infrastructure project. The committee voted to ask The Goodman Corporation to develop a budget, using the remainder of the funds, to provide trees, handicap ramps and benches on 23rd Street, which has been identified as a "corridor street" in the program. Public Works Director Brandon Wade met with the group to discuss maintenance of the improvements under the grant. Members of the committee requested more frequent pickup of trash in the downtown area. He said a proposed amendment to the City Charter would remove the central business district from a prohibition against privatization of sanitation services, so that a private contractor could be hired to provide better garbage collection services in the alleys and on the downtown sidewalks.
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