The Downtown Findlay Improvements District is petitioning for a fiver year renewal. District attorney Phil Rooney sent a letter to the Findlay City Council on January 10 asking the council to review the plans for the next five years and its budget. Ohio requires the improvement district to ask for help from the city council as part of the petition renewal. 

 

The goal of the special improvement district is to help downtown Findlay with safety, cleanliness, and vitality. Tax assessments from district members are used to help fund the improvements. Under Ohio Law, property owners in a  “special improvement district” can tax themselves to pay for projects and services.

 

In an agreement in 2023, Findlay agreed with the district to maintain downtown florals, Christmas lights and music, along with weeding, maintenance, beautification and snow removal along Main Street and in the downtown district. 

 

The budget will be about $60,000 per year, with $40,000 a year going towards the downtown area. While, spending $16,000 on initiatives to keep the downtown vital.