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Monday, March 21, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
City Commission delays vote on downtown benefit district
Improvement committee will survey property owners first
By Christine Martin Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence City Commission will wait to take action on the creation of a benefit district that would help finance a downtown mall until it receives reactions from downtown property owners.
Last week, the commission decided to wait until March 29 to vote on the proposed benefit district, which would pay for $8.8 million of the estimated $44.5 million mall project.
During the next week, members of the Downtown Improvement Committee will talk to property owners about their feelings toward the plan.
If approved, the benefit district annually would charge downtown property owners assessments ranging from 7 cents to $1.97 per square foot of property, depending on how close the property is to the three parking garages included in the mall
The proposed benefit district would pay for $8.8 million of the estimated $44.5 million downtown mall project.
plan.
The plan calls for construction of three department stores, 60 small shops and three parking garages in the 700, 800 and 900 blocks of Massachusetts Street.
closest Ernie Cummings, chairman of the task force that planned the benefit district, said Monday that the businesses closest to the mall project would benefit the most.
City Commissioner Mike Rundle said yesterday that the improvement committee's report was a final draft.
"There's never been anything to
react to," Rundle said. "I think the Mayor thought it would be good to get an overwhelming request for change before the City Commission acts."
Rundle said that he wasn't sure how many property owners were for or against the benefit district.
The 16-member improvement committee has been working since June on the benefit district plan.
City Commissioner Dennis Constance, who is a member of the committee, said Monday, "We've spent a lot of time looking at a lot of layouts and scenarios. This is probably our best shot at figuring it out."
The rest of the financing for the mall would come from the developer, who will contribute $23.2 million; a $5 million federal Urban Development Action Grant; bonds worth $2.9 million, based on the federal grant; and tax increment bonds worth $4.5 million.
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