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Board committee backs resolution to renew and expand Greater Union Square BID
Summary
The City’s Government Audit & Oversight Committee recommended a resolution of intent to renew and expand the Union Square Business Improvement District to a new 10‑year term and enlarge its boundaries from about 10 to 25 blocks, sending the measure to the full Board for the ballot stage after widespread business and neighborhood support.
Supervisor Carmen Chu brought forward a resolution of intent to renew and expand the Union Square Business Improvement District, asking the committee to allow the property‑owner petition to move to the ballot stage.
The mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, represented by project manager Lisa Pagan, told the committee the proposal would increase the district roughly 2.5 times and triple the BID’s budget while holding the existing assessment rate. Pagan said the expanded BID would provide the same assessment rate but “double the amount of services each property owner will receive,” listing cleaning, safety,…
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