Discovery SID
Discovery SID (Special Improvement District) is dedicated to improving the safety and image of the Discovery District neighborhood.
Created by property owners in 2007, Discovery SID is a private-sector organization funded by property owners to serve a 35-square-block area on the east side of downtown that is generally bounded by I-670 to the north, Mound Street to the south, Fifth Street to the west and I-71 to the east. Services are provided Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – 2 a.m. by uniformed safety ambassadors, special-duty police officers and a uniformed outreach specialist.
Like other SIDs or BIDs (Business Improvement Districts), Discovery SID is made up of area property owners who agree to assess themselves in order to fund district-wide services. Property owners determine every aspect of the plan for services, including the types of services offered and length of term. Because a SID assessment is similar to a property tax, SIDs require legislative authorization by the local government.
For more information on the Discovery District and the Discovery SID, please visit www.discoverydistrict.com.
Administrative Office:
20 E Broad St., Ste. 300
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 645-5133
Cleve Ricksecker, Executive Director
Field Office:
126 South Washington Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
Office: (614) 645-5064
Customer Service Hotline: (614) 228-5718
www.discoverydistrict.com
| Chairman: | Chuck Wickert | Motorists Insurance Company |
| Vice Chairman: | Win Logan | State Auto Insurance |
| Treasurer: | Evelyn Levino | Franklin University |
| Secretary: | Linda Gorsuch | Capital University Law School |
| Trustees: | Mary Austin-Palmer | Junior League of Columbus |
| Daniel Bernstein | Campus Apartments | |
| Michael Bonasera | Rich Street Lofts | |
| Rod Bouc | Columbus Museum of Art | |
| Alan Cabral | 621 Franklin Ave. | |
| Steve Cochrun | City of Columbus | |
| Jeff Fisher | CCAD | |
| Terri Gehr | Columbus State Community College | |
| Bob Lindemann | Platt Heirs | |
| Matt Loving | N.J. Loving Apartments | |
| Nancy Recchie | Library Park South Condominiums | |
| Debra Donahey | Grant Medical Center | |
| John Wilkerson | Carlile Patchen & Murphy | |
| Ken Romes | CBC Real Estate Services, LLC | |
| Ex-Officio: | Dan Rohletter | Discovery District Development Corporation |
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