Downtown Asheville Community Improvement District

The Community Improvement District (CID) is a goal of Asheville's Downtown Master Plan, proposed to sustain and extend Asheville's downtown renaissance. The purpose of a CID is to improve conditions for businesses and residents in a specific area, attract and retain businesses, generate jobs and improve the quality of life for those who use the district. A CID enables stakeholders to decide which supplemental services to provide to meet the district's unique needs.

A task force consisting of Downtown property owners and business people is currently exploring the possibility of establishing a Community Improvement District (CID) in Downtown Asheville. The CID Task Force is gathering input from businesses, residents and property owners in the potential district to identify and prioritize possible enhanced services. Based on that input, the group will prepare a business plan that can be presented to City Council if substantial support is found. The City Council must approve the creation of the CID

To be most effective, any plan must be based upon the needs of area property and business owners. This survey aims to establish your priorities and your appetite to support CID services. The following bundles of services are undertaken by CIDs throughout the State of North Carolina and the nation. In the lists below, there are some examples of already existing services, but they are to illustrate the category, not to imply that existing services from the city will diminish without a district.