BID Renewed
(August 3, 2009) Property owners have voted to continue Madison's Central Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years (2010 - 2014).

GSSBA Supports BID Renewal
The Greater State Street Business Association supports continuation of the BID. Read why.

DMI Supports BID Renewal
Downtown Madison, Inc., support continuation of the BID.

Downtown Madison Map & Guide. 200,000+ distributed annually.

Continuation of the BID requires affirmative renewal by BID property owner vote every 5 years. The current BID term extends through December 31, 2009. The property owner vote is underway and will conclude July 31. This vote is to authorize the BID assessment, operations, programs and services for 2010 through 2014.

Value-added programs and services that will disappear if the BID is not re-authorized include:

Advocating for the district on construction, parking and Halloween.

Marketing the district to customers and visitors

Serving as liaison to the city

Supporting business recruitment and retention

Downtown Map & Guide - 200,000+ distributed annually.

Information Ambassador Program - 28,000 downtown customers helped in 2008

BID Construction Updates

Subsidized cooperative advertising that saves businesses money

Downtown Madison Gift Certificate Program

Planting Program, Hanging Baskets, Holiday Lights, Decorations

BID Ambassadors helped 28,000 downtown customers in 2008.

For more information:

BID Letter to Property Owners

BID Letter to Business Owners

Leveraging Your Investment, Madison's Central BID accomplishments 2004-2009, and the value-added programs and services

Downtown Data - property values, business growth, business satisfaction

BID Overview - What is a Business Improvement District? How does it work? What is "Renewal"?

BID History - Step-by-step chronology of how the BID was formed and how the assessment method was chosen

BID Annual Meeting Presentation June 16, 2009

The vote will be conducted by sending a ballot to each owner of property within the District subject to the BID special assessment. Based on the returned ballots, an aggregate frontage will be calculated. The owners of over 50% of that aggregate frontage must vote affirmatively for the continuation of the BID.

The ballots will be submitted to the City and will be counted by the City Clerk only after the voting deadline has passed.

Voting Process
Sample Ballot