Business Improvement District
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In the fall of 2014, the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville began investigating the creation of a Business Improvement District|business improvement district]] to help raise revenue to pay for additional services in and around the Downtown Mall. [1] However, they withdrew the idea in March 2015. [2]
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Background
The idea was to levy a 13-cent property tax on land and buildings around the mall. However, the concept drew the opposition of many landowners. [3]
City's community improvement district
The City of Charlottesville had previously discussed the idea in December 2012. Economic development director Chris Engel documented city history on the issue in a memo. [4]
References
- ↑ Web. City Council supports formation of special downtown tax district, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 19, 2014, retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Downtown business association withdraws tax district request, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 2, 2015, retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Web. http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20225-tax-district-questions/, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 22, 2015, retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Business Improvement Districts, Chris Engel, Memo to City Manager Maurice Jones, City of Charlottesville, December 20, 2012, retrieved April 27, 2016.