INDIANAPOLIS — Commercial property owners downtown will likely see a new fee on their tax bill next year to help keepThe Economic Enhancement District fee would provide consistent funding for downtown services like cleaning crews, beautification projects, safety ambassadors on the streets, and homelessness initiatives.
The services are currently provided through a pilot program using federal American Rescue Plan dollars. This proposal would provide funding through the tax district for the next 10 years. Those services also include the Homeless Street Outreach Team, which was working on Monument Circle Tuesday, wearing bright orange shirts.
"Working in the downtown areas specifically has really allowed us to have platforms and tables to sit at to really start dispelling myths and allowing people to see others as not their experience and see them as an individual,” said Watson.