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 #53 encompasses the area generally bounded by North 6th Street to the west but including the Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Science Center which is located further west, just south of West Fond Du Lac Avenue and north of West Winnebago Street and West Juneau Avenue; West Juneau Avenue, West State Street and West Highland Avenue to the south; North Old World Third Street and North Vel R. Phillips Avenue to the east; and West McKinley Avenue and West Fond Du Lac Avenue to the north.
COMPOSITION: Five members, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. At least three members must be owners or occupants of property within the District. Any non-owner or non-occupant member must be a resident of the City of Milwaukee. Members serve three-year terms, staggered. The Board elects its chair from among its members.
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 Number 220632
SALARY: None
STAFFING: Ken Little, Commercial Corridor Manager, Kenneth.little@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-5617; Theresa Hilber, Community Enterprises of Greater Milwaukee, 3118 N. Teutonia Ave., 265-2346
LAST UPDATED: February 9, 2023