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Council directs staff to begin Economic Improvement District process for Bend Central District
City of Bend City Council · January 9, 2026
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Summary
Council unanimously approved initiating an Economic Improvement District process for the Bend Central District, asking staff to pursue outreach and the remonstrance hearing steps with a proposed 10¢/sq ft assessment to fund marketing, events and beautification.
Leaders from the Bend Central District Business Association (BCDBA) presented a proposal to form an Economic Improvement District (EID) covering commercial square footage in the Bend Central District. Presenters described the EID as a modest, self-imposed commercial assessment (the package proposed a 10¢ per commercial…
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