Students in the graduate level Public Budget Administration course within
the department of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) at the
University of Oregon (UO) were tasked with examining the viability of an
Economic Improvement District (EID) or Business Improvement District
(BID) in Redmond, Oregon’s Medical District. The City of Redmond provided
three (3) elements it wanted included in any proposed EID or BID, including
maintenance, business recruitment, and administration and...