What is a Special Improvement District?
Gordon Square Arts District-Cleveland Improvement Corporation (GSAD-CIC) is a non-profit organization which administers additional services on behalf of property owners within the “Special Improvement District” (SID). The SID includes many properties in the Gordon Square Arts District along Detroit Avenue between West 58th and West 74th Streets.
SID services include holiday lighting, flowerbed and tree maintenance, safety escorts and patrols, litter clean-up, sidewalk and parking lot snow removal, marketing and support for special events.
The SID contracts with Northwest Neighborhoods CDC to manage vendors, administer finances, provide marketing and serve as primary contact for district needs. Oversight of programs and services is provided by the SID Board of Directors and four working subcommittees: maintenance, marketing, safety and finance.
Meetings: The SID Board of Directors meets the third Wednesday at 9am during the following months: January, March, May, July, September, November (in addition to an annual membership meeting in November). Meetings are held either in-person at the Northwest Neighborhoods CDC office (6516 Detroit Ave, Suite 1) or via Zoom. Please contact program manager Ethan Wiggins at ewiggins@nwneighborhoods.org or 216.961.4242 x207 for more information or for record requests.
For more information about the SID and its work, see these resources:
How is a Special Improvement District formed? Check out this overview by the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.