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Downtown BID outlines grants, safety training and wayfinding work as parking proposal reviewed
Summary
Alicia Ryan, executive director of the Helena Business Improvement District, briefed commissioners on the BID’s recent work and priorities for 2026, and the Parking Advisory Committee recommended routing business‑sponsored free parking through merchant validation rather than a city‑funded free‑parking program.
Alicia Ryan, executive director of the Helena Business Improvement District, briefed commissioners on the BID’s recent work and priorities for 2026, and the Parking Advisory Committee recommended routing business‑sponsored free parking through merchant validation rather than a city‑funded free‑parking program.
Ryan told the commission the BID funds itself through a special property assessment on buildings in the BID district and that…
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