About
Downtown Inc is a community organization working to facilitate leadership, collaboration, advocacy, and promotion of downtown initiatives in order to improve the overall physical appearance of downtown York, increase foot traffic throughout the downtown district, and communicate to the community at large the positive activities taking place in downtown York. Downtown Inc coordinates programming within the downtown, such as First Friday events, walking tours and downtown orientations, merchant open house events, and beautification projects.
Downtown Inc also oversees the York’s Business Improvement District Authority. A Business Improvement District (BID) is a geographical area in which property owners choose to be assessed a fee by the Authority to fund business-related activities and improvements that will benefit the district as a whole. In York’s BID, property owners are assessed at a rate of .001% of their property value and the funds are used to support Downtown Inc’s mission to champion the downtown experience.
Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, as amended by Act 110 of 2001 passed 12/17/01 (SB1215) regulates that each member shall be a taxpayer in, maintain a business in, or be a resident of the municipality in which the Authority is organized.
The Mayor appoints the 11 members to 5-year terms with Council’s consent.
Public Hearing - June 17, 2025 @ 6PM (YBIDA 5 yr. Renewal) Click here for more information.-
MEETINGS
Notice is hereby given that the York Business Improvement District Authority will hold its 2025 bi-monthly board meetings in-person on the 2nd Wednesday of every other month beginning in February and ending in December from 7:30am to 9am.
If you experience difficulty connecting to the meeting call 717-968-4307.
Public comments submitted in advance related to action before the Authority will be heard during the meeting.
The above meetings will be held for the purpose of passing resolutions and such other business as may come before the Authority.
For participation in person:
Saxton & Stump
221 West Philadelphia St., Suite 600
York, PA 17401Click here to download 2025 meeting dates.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lauren Days, Chair
Term expires: 01/01/2027Aneury Perez, Immediate Past Chair and Vice President
Term expires: 1/1/2028Melissa Beaverson, Secretary
Term expires: 1/1/2028Sarah Malinsky, Treasurer
Term expires: 1/1/2026John Klinedinst
Term expires: 01/01/2030R. Eric Menzer
Term expires: 01/01/2027Delia Pabon
Term expires: 01/01/2027Jason Philips
Term expires: 01/01/2028Jason Sabol
Term expires: 1/1/2026Julian Tolbert
Term expires: 1/1/30Joanne Wilmore
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Staff Contact:
Sarah O’Brien
Director, Downtown Inc
144 Roosevelt Ave
York, PA 17401
210-760-9384
SObrien@downtownyorkpa.com
More Information
For more information about Downtown Inc, visit their website https://www.downtownyorkpa.com/
