Midtown Yonge BIA meeting April 28 #TOpoli

The Midtown Yonge Steering Committee, formed to help create a Business Improvement Area (BIA), will hold a public meeting for all area business and commercial property owners Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6.30 p.m. The proposed BIA would extend along Yonge Street between the Beltline Trail on the south and Soudan/Berwick Avenues on the north. The meeting will be at the  Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre, 2026 Yonge Street. With the assistance of Josh Matlow (Ward 22) the Steering Committee was formed in December 2013 and held meetings to establish a boundary for the BIA and identify how it might benefit local businesses. The recurring theme of inadequate parking has been raised by the Committee.  It is an issue that is usually  beyond the means of a BIA to manage. Nonetheless, the Steering Committee has held meetings with staff from the Parking Authority and Andy Byford, Chief Executive Officer of the TTC. Eighteen business owners have attended earlier sessions and are said to have seemed much in favour of proceeding with the public consultation process.