Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) have emerged as significant centers of influence in the Metro Atlanta region. By utilizing self-imposed tax revenues from commercial businesses within their districts they are dramatically changing their communities in many ways.

Malaika Rivers, Partner with Lexicon Strategies is legitimate CID pioneer. She worked for two decades with metro Atlanta’s very first CID and continues to apply her expertise in this fascinating arena. Our discussion touched on some surprising topics like:

• Why various businesses will link up to voluntarily raise their own taxes!
• CIDs obviously work – there are now 34 of them in Metro ATL
• The power of the public/private partnership
• Yes, there’s loads of value to the host government too
• $1 invested in a CID, on average, returns $5 (…speaking of good deals…)
• How CIDs can “Future-Proof”

I learned a lot about CIDs in this episode. They’ve contributed way more than I realized to the quality of life we all enjoy here in Metro ATL.

Thank you, Malaika Rivers, for your service to our community!