Established in 2013, the Business Improvement District (commonly referred to as the BID) is the newest division within Downtown Community Partnership. The BID is an 85-block district where commercial property owners are assessed (single family residential and non-profit property owners are exempt) to make their neighborhoods better by going beyond the basic services provided by the city. The BID b
oundaries extend from the Red River to University Drive, from the base of Island Park to the Sanford Health Campus. Within this area, there are five different zones that receive different level of services that were decided by property owners in the BID formation process in 2012. Even though BIDs are quite common across the nation (with nearly a 1,000 in operation), Downtown Fargo is the first such district in North Dakota. Many citizens don’t realize that the added touches that make Downtown Fargo unique are actually paid for by the BID.
