Kirkcaldy BID Vote Begins
The team behind the Kirkcaldy Business Improvement District (BID) proposals unveiled their 5 year Business Plan last week as the voting period for business began on 21st January 2010. The Kirkcaldy BID Advisory Board, chaired by local businessman, Dom Panetta, revealed the Business Plan aims to targets the priorities identified by Kirkcaldy Town Centre's businesses over a period of a year through a number of consultations.
The document sets out exactly what the BID intends to achieve and how it will be delivered in the specified timeframe. It focuses on the key themes of "Area Promotion", "Clean & Attractive" and "Safe & Welcoming" while also exploring ways to help businesses cut their costs. The investment fund created by the BID levy will amount to £144,000 but the value of the budget was bolstered through funding from other sources such as Fife Council to the value of £160,000. Overall, the BID budget would be over £300,000 per annum which is substantially more then the current £90,000 budget of the Kirkcaldy Town Centre Management Company. As the potential successor body to the KTCM company, the BID offers a higher level of resources to undertake the work programme.
Dom Panetta, Chair of the BID Advisory Board, stated, "Ultimately, we want businesses to prosper within the town centre while also maintaining a "safe, clean and welcoming" town centre for our employees and the people who choose to visit us. I believe the Business Plan will help achieve these objectives and I would urge the businesses to be positive and give it the stamp of approval."
To download a copy of the BID Business Plan or for more information visit www.kirkcaldytowncentre.co.uk
