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PURPOSE: Section 66.1109, Wis. Stats., allows cities to create one or more business improvement districts to develop, manage and promote the district. They are further permitted to establish an assessment method to fund the activities to be undertaken by the district. All of the foregoing are described in an annual operating plan which is prepared by the district board and approved by the Common Council. The operating plan also describes the amount of the special assessment to be levied against each property in the district.

District #8 encompasses the N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. business area. The district boundaries are Locust St. on the north and McKinley Ave. on the south. Between Locust St. and Vine St. the boundaries are generally N. 2nd St. on the east and N. 4th St. on the west. Between Vine St. and McKinley Ave., the boundaries are generally the Milwaukee River on the east and mid-block between N. 4th and N. 5th Sts. on the west.

COMPOSITION: Up to fifteen members, All but three members must be commercial property owners and/or operators of businesses within the District. The three remaining members may be representatives of community organizations in the district. Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. Terms of office are three years, staggered.

A member continues to serve after the completion of his or her term until reappointed or until a successor has been appointed.

CREATING AUTHORITY: Section 66.1109, Wis. Stats. and Common Council File 920644 Amended by CCFN 110863 with operating plan attached.

SALARY: None

STAFFING: Ken Little, Commercial Corridor Manager, Kenneth.little@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-5617; Teig Whaley-Smith, Historic King Drive Business Improvement District, 628-4540

LAST UPDATED: January 6, 2021