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Milwaukee
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Business Improvement District No. 57 (Lincoln Village)

Description

A new BID covering Lincoln Avenue from 5th to 25th, funded by a $2-per-$1,000 assessment with $300 minimum and $1,200 maximum, spending about $57,424 a year on safety, lighting, litter, graffiti and vacancy reduction. Recommended for adoption and headed to the Common Council.

Impact summary

Business property owners pay a new deductible assessment; the corridor gets funded safety, cleaning and marketing work it previously scraped together through volunteers.

Applicant

Name
Lincoln Village Business Association
Address
Lincoln Avenue from 5th Street to 25th Street, Milwaukee, WI

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
6
Total mentions
1

Last vote · Community & Economic Development Committee

Recommended approval4–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 10, 2026.

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