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Council Orders More Outreach After Mixed Response to Downtown PBID Survey
Summary
An initial property-owner survey for a proposed downtown property-based improvement district (PBID) returned limited responses; council directed staff to intensify one-on-one outreach and present clear options and scenarios to property and business owners before any petition or ballot steps.
City staff and consultant New City America presented preliminary outreach results on Feb. 10 for a proposed downtown property-based improvement district (PBID). The initial survey produced 25 responses from 159 parcels; responses were frequently “open to the idea” but many property owners said they wanted more information before committing to voting yes on assessments.
Consultant Marco Lemandri told the council the standard formation process requires a petition stage (50% of property owners by assessed dollar amount…
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