21 Update on Ashford BID Project
The Committee will receive a presentation on the delivery of the Ashford Business Improvement District project.
Decision:
The Committee resolved to note the update on the Ashford Business Improvement District project.
Minutes:
The Committee received a presentation on the Ashford Business Improvement District (BID) project from Andy Wilmott from Places Support Partnership. Andy advised the Committee that work was underway on the mobilisation and governance phase, and all info to-date was being reviewed to provide updated modelling and options for the BID proposal. The aim of the proposal was to meet the needs and demands of the business within the BID area and to ensure it was affordable for businesses. Conversations with key stakeholders were taking place, with a ballot date set for late 2026.
The Committee noted that some resident groups had been involved in conversations, but the focus of the BID was businesses as they would be the BID ratepayers.
The Committee resolved to note the update on the Ashford Business Improvement District project.