NEWS
Letter
to the Editor, March 2007
The statistical
reality is that Hartford's central business district is among the safest
in the Northeast. Crime citywide is down more than 7 percent since Police
Chief Daryl Roberts took command less than a year ago...
A
New Presence in City's Downtown, March 2007
More
feet will soon be on the streets of downtown Hartford, as a project with
nine security ambassadors and six street cleaners prepares for a May start...
District Plan Gets Green Light, October
2006
The balloting
that ended Tuesday asked the owners of 251 properties in the downtown and
part of Asylum Hill to pay more money for enhanced services - including
street cleaning, hospitality guides, and public relations. Many cities use
"business improvement districts" to improve services in downtown
areas...
Mayor's Office - Press Release,
October 2006
The Business
Improvement District has passed. More than half of the individual landowners
as well as landowners controlling the majority of taxable value in the district
were need to approve the BID. The final tally was well beyond that. The
final vote was: 175 yes to 17 no with 78.3% of the total assessment...
BID
Could Have Huge Payoff, August 2006
This
fall Hartford has a chance to set a new course for itself... a business
improvement district comprising the downtown area and much of Asylum Hill
will empower property owners to make a crucial investment in the future
of Hartford, setting the city on a path to economic viability...
Downtown's
Missing Link, August 2006
One key element has been
missing from downtown Hartford's revitalization: the designation of downtown
as a business improvement district...