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Downtown Westchester readies BID reauthorization, plans parking education and food-drive support

2946143 · April 10, 2025
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Downtown Westchester said it will help businesses prepare for planned meter removal, launch outreach about Flowbird parking app, start BID reauthorization outreach and promote a county food-bank drive responding to a $250,000 federal cut.

John O'Brien, executive director of Downtown Westchester, told council his group will assist businesses ahead of planned changes to on-street parking and begins the business improvement district (BID) reauthorization process this summer.

"We really wanna take an active role in helping to market the change that's coming with the parking meters being removed in the downtown so we can get, well ahead to get people over to the Flowbird app," O'Brien said, describing a campaign that will include social media, flyers and outreach to merchants so customers are comfortable with the app before on-street meters are…

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