Community Improvement District (CID)
 
Our CID Committee is working diligently to bring our local businesses together for form Business Associations in our four business nodes. When these associations are in place, then we can work with these business leaders to form a Community Improvement District that will allow the businesses to tax themselves to pay for infrastructure improvements in the LLCC area.

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CID Update

Blair Garvey

Blair GarveyThe possibility of forming a Community Improvement District (CID) in the LLCC community was raised during the Blueprints for Successful Communities project. The LLCC recently completed this project in conjunction with the Georgia Conservancy and Georgia Tech's Graduate School of City & Regional Planning.

The main goal of a CID is simply to help foster a safer, cleaner, more vibrant community through a powerful public-private partnership. The Georgia Constitution gives legally established CIDs the authority to provide a range of services and facilities including:

  1. Street and road construction and maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices to control the flow of traffic;

  2. Parks and recreational areas and facilities;

  3. Storm water and sewage collection and disposal systems;

  4. Development, storage, treatment, purification, and distribution of water;

  5. Public transportation;

  6. Parking facilities and transportation terminals; and

  7. Other services and facilities allowed by law. 

During the Blueprints process, members of the LLCC expressed interest in accomplishing several projects including sidewalk improvements, especially around busy centers of development and along major corridors; improving streetscaping and the pedestrian environment; managing parking in a way that would better serve businesses and residents; improving public transportation; and exploring ways to mitigate traffic congestion in the area.

Establishing a CID is one possible vehicle to carry out these projects. CID funds are raised within the district and property owners then determine how funds are spent in their area to finance improvements that directly improve their property values.

Georgia CIDs have used funds to supplement existing services as well as to help attract additional public and private investments. The ability to leverage CID funds rests on the idea that communities benefit from having an established organization that can work with representatives of the local government to bring needed improvements.

The metro Atlanta area already has several CIDs in successful communities including Midtown, Perimeter, Buckhead, Town Center, and Gwinnett Village to name a few. The LLCC has begun to explore the feasibility of establishing a CID in the LLCC community.

Blair Garvey is a Research Assistant in the Community Innovation Services Group, at Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute. He is responsible for assisting with team projects and conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis for strategic planning efforts in communities throughout Georgia. He has provided his expertise and guidance to LLCC's CID Committee pro bono. 


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