Southtown Corridor Improvement Authority | City of Grand Rapids, Michigan

About the Board

The Southtown CIA encompasses six business districts in their development area: Boston Square, Madison Square, Seymour Square, Alger Heights, Eastern & Franklin, and South Division (from Wealthy to Hall).

Board Members

There are 9 members of the Southtown Corridor Improvement Authority.

Name	Term Ends On
Scott Mackey	6/30/30
Darel Ross	6/30/28
Bill DeJong	6/30/30
Kelsey Perdue	6/30/29
Helen Harp	6/30/29
Reuben Ramos	6/30/27
Kenneth Hoskins	6/30/28
Sara Knoester	6/30/28
Vacancy	6/30/27

Development Support Policy

The Southtown CIA has a development support policy, which provides support for certain development projects that need significant public infrastructure investments and results in at least one of the following:

Retention of permanent jobs
Creation of permanent jobs
Addition of residential units
Creation of new greenspace available to the public

Download Policy(PDF)

Contracts

ActivCity LLC

ActivCity LLC provides trash maintenance for the six business districts within the Southtown CIA boundary. Learn More

Landscape Maintenance Services

Landscape maintenance for the six business districts within the Southtown CIA boundary. Learn More

Business Associations Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

The MOU executed with each of the Southtown CIA's six business associations allows the CIA to provide $10,000 annually in support to each association. Learn More

Corridor Manager and Activation Specialist

The Southtown Corridor Improvement Authority has completed its search for a Corridor Manager and has submitted a recommendation to the Southtown CIA Board. Learn More

Cultural Communications

The Executive Committee made a final recommendation to select Cultural Communications LLC proposal . Learn More

Budgets

Audits

The Southtown CIA is included in the City of Grand Rapids Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

Meeting Notices