Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District (BID)
The Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District (BID) is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado formed in 1999 and encompassing a 49-block taxing district approved by property owners to cultivate a cleaner, safer and more vibrant downtown community. The tax revenue is used by the BID to provide maintenance services that supplement those provided by the City of Boulder and to provide a comprehensive consumer marketing program. Maintenance services for the BID include but are not limited to trash removal and graffiti removal. The marketing and promotion of the district to both consumers and investor markets includes advertising, branding, banners, brochures, printed collateral materials, newsletters, public relations, social media, online efforts and market research. The BID funds economic vitality efforts including market research, tenant recruitment for both retail and office and support services for small businesses and educates the pubic on the value of shopping local to support small businesses and community.
2019 Business Improvement District Board of Directors
Chair
- Will Frischkorn - Cured
Treasurer
- Kiva Stram - Wells Fargo
Ex Officio:
- Bob Yates - Boulder City Council
- Mark Wallach - Boulder City Council
- Lane Landrith - City of Boulder
2019 Board Members
- Phil Dumontet - Whole Sol Blend Bar
- Jay Elowsky - Pasta Jay's
- Liza Getches - Shoemaker Ghiselli + Schwartz
- Nate Litsey - WW Reynolds
- Kent Nuzum - Great Western Bank
- John Reynolds - JZ Reynolds, LLC
- Adrian Sopher - Sopher Sparn Architects, LLC
- Erik Abrahamson (alternate) - CBRE