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Council approves consultant to study downtown business improvement district formation for Solvang
Summary
The council authorized a professional services agreement with NBS Government Finance Group to lead a feasibility study and formation process for a downtown Business Improvement District (BID). The contract covers stakeholder outreach, district design, budget modeling and petition/ballot phases.
The Solvang City Council on Oct. 13 authorized a not‑to‑exceed $89,175 agreement with NBS Government Finance Group to conduct stakeholder outreach, draft management and engineering reports, and support the petition and ballot steps needed to form a downtown Business Improvement District (BID).
City staff and consultants said the downtown BID concept would allow businesses or property owners in a defined district to fund services above and beyond city services — such as enhanced…
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