Business Improvement District Operating Plans

At a glance

• What: Creation and yearly operating plans of Business and Neighborhood Improvement Districts.
• Where it stands: Two new districts created September 22; 2027 operating plans for existing districts adopted October 13, 2026.
• Next: Districts operate under the approved plans in 2027.

Detail

• September 22: Neighborhood Improvement District No. 13 (Metcalfe Park, 15th District; File 260437) and Business Improvement District No. 57 (Lincoln Village, 8th and 12th Districts; File 260452) created with their initial operating plans, moved by Ald. Stamper; adopted 15-0. Several BID board appointments and reappointments (BID 2, 5, 13 and 26) were confirmed 15-0.
• October 13: File 260738 approved Year 2027 operating plans for various BIDs and NIDs; adopted 13-0. Four appointments to BID 11, one to BID 13 and a reappointment to BID 27 were confirmed 13-0.
• Related: Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub Rezoning.

Sources

• Common Council minutes, October 13, 2026: https://milwaukee.legistar1.com/milwaukee/meetings/2026/10/13429_M_COMMON_COUNCIL_26-10-13_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• Common Council minutes, September 22, 2026: https://milwaukee.legistar1.com/milwaukee/meetings/2026/9/13428_M_COMMON_COUNCIL_26-09-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-10-13 - Common Council

2027 operating plans adopted 13-0; BID appointments confirmed.

2026-09-22 - Common Council

NID 13 and BID 57 created 15-0.

2026-11-11 - Community & Economic Development Committee

On the agenda: BID 26 reappointment (File 260596), BID 57 appointments (Files 261008 to 261016, 261041) and the BID 27 (West Burleigh) 2027 operating plan (File 260873).