Proposed District
Proposed District
One consolidated district for all of Uptown: what it replaces, what it would do, and who pays.
The Uptown challenge today
Three separate districts + gaps.
Today Uptown’s commercial corridors are served by three separate SSDs limited to the services of the Public Works Department.
Today’s districts Gap: no district
Disconnected districts
Uptown, Lowry Hill and LynLake each have their own Special Service District without coordination.
Limited services
The City's Public Works department runs all three, so they can only do what Public Works does: snow, sweeping, banners and greenery.
No one voice for Uptown
No one speaks for Uptown as a whole.
One big gap
Lyndale from 29th Street north to Franklin, and Franklin across to Hennepin, aren't in any district at all, so they get none of these services.
Not neighborhood controlled
The City's Public Works department runs all three districts, so Uptown's property and business owners don't decide what they do.
The proposed solution
One consolidated district.
We’re proposing to create one consolidated district to provide all of Uptown with cleaner, safer, and busier streets.
The proposed Uptown Community Improvement District
$0 cost to residents
Owner-occupied homes aren't charged. The district is paid for by commercial property and rental buildings with 20 or more units.
One consolidated district
Uptown, Lowry Hill and LynLake come together in one district, and Lyndale up to Franklin joins them, closing the gap.
More services
Run by a local nonprofit, the district can add street ambassadors, safety patrols, events, marketing and business recruitment to the cleaning.
One voice for Uptown
Professional staff and an executive director speaking with one united voice for Uptown's businesses.
Neighborhood controlled
An 11-member board from Lowry Hill, LynLake, Lyndale and Uptown decides what the district does, in open meetings with a published budget and an independent audit.
A proven model
Districts like this work across the U.S.
Pays
- Commercial property
- Rental buildings with 20+ units
Doesn’t pay
- Owner-occupied homes
- Condos, duplexes and triplexes
- Rentals under 20 units
- 4d affordable rental housing
Leadership
Eleven neighbors on the board.
Property owner Business owner
Published annual budget
The board adopts a plan, budget and levy every year, and posts it.
Independent audit
The books are checked by someone outside the district.
Open meeting law
Board meetings are open, and the district follows the Data Practices Act.
Five-year renewal
The ordinance ends after five years unless the Mayor and Council renew it.
Help us make Uptown cleaner, safer, and busier.
Add your name to show City Council that Uptown wants this. The petition itself isn’t signed online: we’ll be in touch about how to sign it.