(The Center Square) – The Metropolitan Improvement District is set to sunset on June 30, but Seattle City Councilmember Sarah Nelson is proposing a 10-year renewal that would collect nearly $3 million more from downtown property owners.
The district is managed by the Downtown Seattle Association, with employees, also known as “ambassadors” tasked with services such as daily cleaning of downtown streets and sidewalks.
The district also allocates its budget towards daily private security patrols within the Metropolitan Improvement District’s 285 square blocks, interactions with Downtown Seattle’s homeless populations, marketing of the downtown area and research.
Ratepayers include commercial and residential property owners within the Metropolitan Improvement District. These include property management organizations, nonprofits, hotels, condominiums and apartments, according to the Downtown Seattle Association . Government-owned properties do not currently pay into the district.
