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Downtown Norfolk Council outlines services, budget and timeline as improvement district renewal approaches
Summary
Mary Miller of the Downtown Norfolk Council told the City Council that Norfolk’s Downtown Improvement District, established in 1999 and last renewed in 2019, is up for renewal; she described the district’s services, the assessment revenue (about $2.1 million) and a steering-committee timeline that could lead to a council public hearing in May.
Mary Miller, president and CEO of the Downtown Norfolk Council, told the Norfolk City Council at a July work session that the downtown improvement district is approaching the end of its current term and the organization is preparing a renewal recommendation.
Miller said the district was established in 1999, has been renewed four times and "expires June 30." She said the district is "funded through strictly through property assessments" at a current rate of "16¢ per 100" and that in FY25 and in FY26 the district "generates about…
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