Lower Fillmore could become city community benefit district
From today’s Examiner,
The Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing Tuesday on whether to establish a community benefit district for lower Fillmore Street — an area that gained notoriety in the 1940s and 1950s as a center for jazz music.Establishing a community benefit district for this area, now known as the Fillmore Jazz district, would enact an annual tax for five years on property owners within the proscribed area, which would then be spent on such things as maintenance, security and promotion.
The Fillmore Jazz district includes the area around Fillmore Street between Steiner and Webster streets and between Golden Gate Avenue and Geary Street.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, whose district includes the lower Fillmore, wants to see the district formed, saying it is an effective way to revitalize the area.
“My absolute objective is to make [the Fillmore Jazz district] the cultural destination it used to be. We are going to use every tool in the box to make that happen,” he said.
In its first year, the district is expected to generate $327,488, which a committee, made up of the area’s business owners and residents, would spend according to a management plan. [more...]
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