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Downtown Improvement District proposes assessment hikes, boundary expansion to include amphitheater
Summary
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. outlined a reauthorization plan seeking a 3% assessment increase in FY27 and expansion of DID boundaries to include the new amphitheater; the commission set a public hearing on the reauthorization.
Melvin Elledge, director of operations for Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., outlined the Downtown Improvement District’s operations and a proposed three-year operating plan during the committee of the whole on April 14.
Elledge explained DID services (beautification, sidewalk sweeping, snow-melt infrastructure, public-safety liaison work, marketing and community assistance) and described how assessments are calculated (land area, building square…
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