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Vermillion City Council proceeds with business improvement districtState/Local
Jake Losinski spoke about the benefits of a downtown Business Improvement District at the city council meeting Monday night. Molly Sperlich | The Volante
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Vermillion City Council proceeds with business improvement district

April 17th, 2018 Molly Sperlich State/Local, Vermillion City Council comments

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The Vermillion City Council approved a resolution to proceed with a second Business Improvement District at their meeting held on Monday, April 16.

A Business Improvement District (BID) is an area of drawn-out boundaries and businesses within the boundaries are required to pay additional taxes that help fund projects inside the area.

The idea behind a BID is the city uses those funds to benefit the businesses within the boundaries. The current BID only applies to Vermillion hotels and motels that goes towards bringing visitors to the area.

This BID would be designed with the purpose of helping fund the Downtown StreetScape project around the Main Street area.

The StreetScape project aims to revitalize downtown by adding traffic signals with a historical look, stone crosswalks, a plaza, a pocket park and a structure when you enter the downtown area.

Phyllis Packard, a Vermillion community member and previous member of the StreetScape committee, said she thinks a new BID is needed.

“It will bring on a greater pride in Vermillion, and I’m just excited that we are getting closer,” Packard said.

The city council set aside one million dollars to help get this project off the ground, but the BID would help with the rest of those costs.

The idea is that downtown properties will pay more in taxes since they will benefit the most from the StreetScape project.

Jim Waters, owner of Cafe Brulé, said he believes this project will make Vermillion “more of a destination.”

“I think it will help keeping young professionals here because it will make the area more hip,” Waters said. “It’s going to create more interest in our town and hopefully stay here after they graduate and use their degrees here.”

The action taken at this council meeting will not increase taxes or place assessments, it’s just the first step in the conversation, said Jake Losinski, assistant to the city manager.

The council also declared April 27 as Arbor Day. Over the past five years, more than 25 trees have been planted in the community each year on this day.

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Molly Sperlich

Molly Sperlich is a junior at the University of South Dakota double-majoring in Media & Journalism and English.

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