About Us

The Downtown Toledo Improvement District is a 501(c) (3) special assessment district created by downtown property owners to provide benefits within a defined 38-block area. DTID furnishes enhanced maintenance, security, marketing and economic development services above and beyond those provided by the city and county.

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The Special Improvement District is overseen by a Board of Directors. The Board is represented by:

Dean Ball, STS Management

John Eberly, The Manhattan Group

Jim Eckert, Owens Corning

Mark Korn, SSOE

Gary Resnick, LaSalle Cleaners

George Sarantou, Toledo City Council Representative

Pete Shawaker, CB Richard Ellis/Reichle Klein

Dave Welch, The City of Toledo

Wayne Williamson, Toledo Edison

Another article of interest is the Brookings Institute's article on "Turning around Downtown." The article can be found here:

The Brookings Institute, Turning Around Downtown: Twelve Steps to Revitalization, by Christopher B. Leinberger