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Santa Barbara council dissolves downtown and Old Town business improvement districts, approves transfer to new model
Summary
By unanimous vote the council repealed municipal-code sections that governed the downtown and Old Town business improvement districts and approved staff recommendation to dissolve those districts and transition services to a larger Community Benefit District model.
The Santa Barbara City Council voted unanimously to repeal municipal-code sections that establish the Downtown and Old Town business improvement districts and to dissolve those two districts, transferring services and assets to a newly formed downtown Community Benefit District.
Brandon Baudette, acting in his capacity for the Office of the City Administrator, told the council the existing districts have operated for decades under the Parking and Business…
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