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	Keswick Business Improvement District - Keswick, the Lake District
		Every business rate payer of £2,900 or more, within the boundary of Keswick are members of the BID and are required by legislation to pay a 1% levy based on their business rateable value.
		A reference group of business people was created to steer the pilot stage leading up to the ballot and this temporary group made decisions on the geographical area of the BID, the levy amount and acted as a reference point whilst the business plan was being written.
		Businesses were asked to rank the projects in order of importance and then a final list was drawn up based on the ranking and the budget and additional funding available.
	www.keswick.org /bids.asp (533 words)

	Nebraska Business Improvement District Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A business improvement district may be created as provided by sections 19-4015 to 19-4038 and shall be within the boundaries of an established business area of the city zoned for business, public, or commercial purposes.
		Districts created for taxation or assessment of maintenance, repair, and reconstruction costs, including utility costs of improvements or facilities which are authorized by sections 19-4015 to 19-4038, but which were not acquired or constructed pursuant to sections 19-4015 to 19-4038, may be taxed or assessed as provided in sections 19-4015 to 19-4038.
		Any business improvement district or any downtown improvement and parking district created prior to May 23, 1979, pursuant to sections 19-3401 to 19-3420 or 19-4001 to 19-4014, shall continue in existence and shall hereafter be governed by sections 19-4015 to 19-4038.
	assist.neded.org /bid.html (1924 words)

	Business improvement district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BIDs are overseen by a Board of Directors that is elected by the members of the district.
		BIDs first emerged in Toronto, Canada in the late 1960s and have subsequently emerged across Canada and the USA and into New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, Serbia, Albania, England and Wales, Germany and Ireland.
		In England and Wales, business improvement districts were introduced in England and Wales through legislation (the Local Government Act 2003) and subsequent regulations in 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Business_improvement_district (1071 words)

	City of San Diego Business Improvement Districts \| Economic Development
		Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are a type of assessment district in which business owners choose to be assessed a fee, which is collected on their behalf by the City, for use in promoting and improving the business area.
		Assessments are levied on businesses on the basis of relative benefit from the improvements and activities to be funded.
		A Business Improvement District Map is available that highlights the approximate location of each BID in the City of San Diego.
	www.sandiego.gov /economic-development/business-assistance/small-business/bids.shtml (1112 words)

	ORDINANCE CREATING A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
		The Business Improvement District shall be subject to special assessments on all affected property within the District which assessment shall be imposed by the Borough of Highlands for the purposes of promoting the economic and general welfare of the District.
		All business properties within the Business Improvement District, including all private, non-residential assessed properties, are deemed included in the assessing provisions of this ordinance and are expressly subject to potential assessment made for Business Improvement District purposes.
		Undertake improvements designated to increase the safety or attractiveness of the District to businesses, which may wish to locate there or to visitors to the District including, but not limited to, litter cleanup and control, landscaping, parking areas and facilities, recreational and rest areas and facilities, pursuant to pertinent regulations of the Borough of Highlands.
	www.highlandsnj.com /hbp/about/Ordinance0-99-06.html (2576 words)

	Fortuna Business Improvement District
		The district was created with the goals of producing community events, providing music and decoration in public spaces, marketing to fill commercial space and advertising the business community as a whole.
		Businesses are assessed a percentage of their business license fee to make up the business half of the budget.
		FBID invites business owners to come to as many of the regular or special board meetings on the annual plan as possible.
	www.fortunabusiness.com /fbid_history.html (344 words)

	Business Improvement District
		The Arlington District of Poughkeepsie, The Arlington BID is comprised of a group of small business owners, residents, schools and other interested parties located in and around the Arlington District.
		The primary purpose of the BID is to establish, promote and realize a vision for revitalization, enhancing the community life of the area, the tourist and economic potential of the district, and the general atmosphere of the streets.
		If BID was created collected (for example) 50¢ per $1000 of assessed value, that would yield $37,500 a year for business district promotion and improvements.
	users.bestweb.net /~llc/bid.html (952 words)

	Durango Business Improvement District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Durango BID aims to promote broad participation in the arts and special events, encourage resource-sharing and collaboration, and provide equitable access within the City of Durango to its limited resources through grants to organizations and special events.
		Durango Business Improvement District appropriation for 2004 is based on annual property tax revenues generated from a 1.5 mil levy.
		A special event follow-up report on the use of District funds is required to be submitted to the BID Board within 45 days of the date(s) of the special event.
	downtown.durango.net /BID/criteria.html (1360 words)

	Business Improvement District Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A business improvement district, or BID, is a resource development tool whereby property owners are given the opportunity to take the downtown revitalization effort into their own hands and insure a stable funding source for the effort.
		In accordance with the Pa. Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) Act of 2000, P.L. 949, No 130, Section 4 (9) relating to the powers of the municipal corporation relative to the establishment of the Business Improvement District, the initial term for any sunset provision must be at least five years.
		The Charleroi Business Improvement District assessment fee, related accounting services, collection and placements of liens and related costs shall be the responsibility of Charleroi Main Street acting as the NIDMA for the Improvement District.
	www.charleroipa.org /ms_bid_plan.html (1310 words)

	Downcity Business Improvement District Created - UrbanPlanet.org
		The next step in creating the district, which is expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2005, is the appointment of a nine-member board of directors to manage the district.
		To manage the business improvement district, an authority with a board of directors was created with a large measure of autonomy from municipal government.
		The district is supplementing, not substituting for, the work of the city, which remains dutybound to clean the streets and maintain public safety.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=5823 (5468 words)

	Business Improvement Districts NYC Department of Small Business Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BIDs are funded by a special assessment paid by property owners within the district.
		BIDs must be approved by the local Community Board, the City Planning Commission, the City Council and the Mayor.
		In New York City, Business Improvement Districts are critical partners in ongoing initiatives of neighborhood revitalization and economic development across the five boroughs.
	www.nyc.gov /html/sbs/html/bid.html (445 words)

	Business Improvement District
		The purpose of the business improvement district is to provide a means by which cities may raise the necessary funds to be used for improvements.
		Organizing and administering a business improvement district requires strong support form the property owners in the area.
		A business improvement board, appointed by the mayor with the approval for the City Council, establishes the direction for the Business Improvement District and contracts for daily oversight of the activities within the district.
	www.downtowngi.com /bid.htm (246 words)

	Cheltenham Avenue Business Improvement District
		Two public town meetings are planned to present details of a new Business Improvement District (BID) planned for the Cheltenham Avenue corridor from Old York Road to Easton Road, an area shared by Cheltenham Township and the city of Philadelphia.
		Business Improvement Districts are created in communities to improve commercial property values, business profitability and consumer choices.
		The City Avenue BID serves as a model for the Cheltenham project because it has successfully linked the business enterprises of Montgomery and Philadelphia counties for seven years.
	www.cheltenhamtownship.org /cheltenhamave/index.htm (814 words)

	Downtown Omaha Business Improvement District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Board of the Omaha Downtown BID is in the process of developing recommendations for presentation to the City of Omaha Planning Commission and the City Council for the formal establishment under state law of the BID.
		The Downtown BID board is consulting with as many Downtown property owners, tenants, residents and businesses as possible, as well as such organizations as Downtown Omaha, Inc., the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the Old Market Business Association.
		BID special assessments are levied by the City only on those properties and businesses that are located within the BID boundaries.
	omahadowntownbid.com /faq.php (1162 words)

	Kingston to become UK's first Business Improvement District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A BID is a defined geographical area in which business rate payers (BRPs) have voted to invest collectively in local improvements to enhance their trading environment.
		Businesses within Kingston will create the extra funding through a collective one per cent supplement on rateable values, doubling the boroughs current spend on town centre services.
		Local small businesses will also be given additional support, with improved access to funding, training and business development, as well as seminars and networking opportunities.
	www.startups.co.uk /Kingston_to_become_UK_s_first_Business_Improvement_District.Ycye3m1oS63Ijg.html (768 words)

	Business Improvement District
		In October 1996 the Rutherford Business Improvement District was created by the Mayor and Council for "the long term economic and social well being of the central business district of the Borough"(Ordinance # 2776-96).
		The RDP trustees are represented by 5 commercial property owners, 5 business owners, 3 appointed residents, 1 Borough Council liaison, and the Rutherford Chamber of Commerce President.
		The Park Avenue Streetscape Improvements which include period lights, scored sidewalks with brick pavers and new trees are all direct results of the Streetscape Committee's efforts.
	www.rutherford-nj.com /Departments/downtown.asp (205 words)

	Downtown Business Improvement District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1996, during the downtown strategic planning process, the creation of a new downtown business improvement district for the downtown area was identified as a desired project.
		There is a desire on the part of the downtown business owners to have a more flexible BID so that the funds may be used for additional purposes to be defined by the business owners.
		Therefore, the downtown businesses are requesting the City provide funds to hire a business improvement district specialist to assist them with the creation of a new, more flexible BID.
	www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us /agenda/1998/Ag-Min19980616/19980616-15.html (731 words)

	The Lincoln Business Improvement District
		The business improvement district is at the heart of Lincoln city centre and covers the historic Cathedral Quarter, the High Street and St Marks retail areas and the Brayford Waterfront.
		Within the business improvement district boundary, businesses agree services they would like to introduce or expand, put these to a vote, and then fund them through a levy mechanism.
		This map shows the boundary of the proposed business improvement district and the streets involved.
	www.lincolnbig.co.uk /bid.html (204 words)

	Business - Development and Lease Opportunities - Business Improvement District
		The Village of Hoffman Estates has undertaken the bold step of establishing a Business Improvement District near the center of the community.
		Located at the confluence of three heavily-traveled, newly revitalized roadways, the District is a mature retail area identified by the Village as deserving of special focus and planning effort.
		Established in 1999, the Business District is traversed by three of the most heavily-used roads in Illinois: Golf Rd. (Rt.
	www.hoffmanestates.com /business/development-district.shtml (211 words)

	Downtown Durango - Sponsored by Durango Business Improvement District
		The Durango BID aims to promote broad participation in the arts and special events, encourage resource-sharing and collaboration, and provide equitable access within the City of Durango to its limited resources through grants to organizations and special events.
		In 1880, when William Jackson Palmer, founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, spoke of his vision for the town that was to become Durango, he spoke of “quality of life.” Palmer sought to create a city of beauty and grace.
		From unique, world class restaurants and dozens of one-of-a-kind retailers, to quintessential Durango events that celebrate the diversity of the region, Historic Downtown Durango offers up a magic that inspires artists and musicians, fuels pride of residence, engenders “fun,” and epitomizes the coveted “quality of life.”
	www.downtowndurango.org (203 words)

	About Business Improvement District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When the district is primarily a business area it is know as a BID (Business Improvement District).
		Once formed, property owners within the district are required to contribute through an assessment on property value to keep a revitalization program operating.
		The idea being that the people most affected and benefited by the work of the program, through a volunteer board of their peers, are in charge of the work plan and finances.
	www.charleroipa.org /about_bid.html (391 words)

	Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID)
		The Golden Triangle - Washington, DC’s Central Business District – is a bustling business neighborhood of shops, restaurants, hotels and hot spots.
		The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) works every day to enhance the central business district in Washington, DC from the White House to Dupont Circle and 16th Street, NW to 21st Street, NW.
		The BID’s primary focus is to provide a clean, safe and friendly environment within its 42 blocks of public space for area workers and visitors.
	www.gtbid.com (168 words)

	Welcome to the Lower East Side BID Website
		For generations of immigrants, the Lower East Side is where it all began.
		Industrious immigrants became the Lower East Side's first business owners as they hit the streets, selling their wares from potato sacks to the thousands of local shoppers.
		Successful business owners expanded their inventory, purchased pushcarts - and eventually storefronts, making Orchard Street one of the busiest commercial districts in the world.
	www.lowereastsideny.com (422 words)

	Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement District
		The Los Angeles Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) is a coalition of over 400 property owners committed to enhancing the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles.
		The organization helps the 65-block central business district achieve its full potential as a great place to live, work and play.
		Click here for the DCBID Downtown Los Angeles Market Report and 2006 Demographic Survey of New Downtown Residents report that assesses overall economic growth in Downtown and economic power of the new residential population.
	www.downtownla.com (215 words)

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