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Pottstown officials start process for downtown Business Improvement District to access state Main Street funds
Summary
Council committee heard a PAID presentation on a proposed Business Improvement District (BID) covering parts of High, King and Hanover streets. Staff will seek authorization on the council consent agenda to schedule a required public hearing in March so property owners can be notified and comment.
A representative of Pottstown Area Industrial Development (PAID) told the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 8 that PAID is proposing a Business Improvement District covering core blocks of High, King and Hanover streets to provide sustained placemaking and downtown services and to make the borough eligible for the state—s Main Street Matters funding.
PAID said the original area under consideration would have included 636 parcels and produced an assessment in the $169,000 range, but…
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