HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-12-09, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010. PAGE 13. Blyth takes another step towards BIABusiness Improvement Areas
(BIAS) in Wingham and Blyth are
one step closer to becoming a reality
after an information meeting held on
Dec. 2 at Blyth’s Memorial Hall.
The meeting was attended byrepresentatives of the Ministries ofMunicipal Affairs and Housing andAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
who provided a brief history,
explanation and overview of the
rules of BIAs.
David Riach, head of the Blyth
Business Association and a North
Huron councillor for Blyth Ward
said that the evening didn’t lead to
any decisions other than to persevere
down the path of establishing a BIA.
“There were no decisions made
other than to go ahead with our
current goal,” he said. “This was
more of a how-to meeting.”Riach stated that therepresentatives from the ministriesgave information about how to start
and successfully run the proposed
BIAs.
The members of the planning
committee for the BIAs then
discussed desirable aspects of a BIA,
practices to avoid, and other rules
that will need to be decided upon
during at upcoming planning
meeting.
The specific rules for the proposed
BIAs in Wingham and Blyth will be
discussed at future planning
meetings. The Blyth BIA planningcommittee is set to meet in mid-December.The presentation detailed the
history of the creation of BIAs, what
purposes they serve and the activities
they would be involved in.
The first BIA in the world was
created as a result of Ontario passing
legislation in 1970 which saw a
business-focused group created in
Toronto’s Bloor West Village.
By creating a BIA, municipalities
are able to collect taxes from the
businesses within the area and
deliver them to the BIA’s executive
to be used to promote the area andthe businesses therein.A BIA, according to legislationpresented at the meeting, is “a
geographically defined continuos
area within a municipality” that is
managed by a board and composed
of businesses that have to pay the
BIA levy alongside their property
taxes.
They exist to revitalize
neighbourhoods and benefit all
businesses and provide identity to
the local community.
Some of their key activities,
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