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Council expands authorized uses of Arroyo Grande tourism improvement funds to include street furniture and public art
Summary
The council voted to modify authorized uses of the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District (AGT BID) assessments to allow funding for long-term physical improvements such as benches, lighting, wayfinding, trash receptacles and public art; staff said peer cities saw economic benefit from similar investments.
Director Volkin presented a public hearing and staff recommendation to amend the authorized uses of assessments collected through the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District and to amend Chapter 3.46 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code. The recommendation, which had come from the AGT BID advisory board, would expand permissible spending beyond marketing and administration to permit long-term physical improvements that support tourism.
Volkin told the council the advisory board began discussing…
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