About CityCenter Danbury


Danbury's Downtown Special Services District

Promoting and Revitalizing Danbury's Historic Downtown

The Danbury Downtown Special Services District, more commonly known and doing business as CityCenter Danbury, was established in 1988 by a vote of downtown property owners. The one square mile district in the heart of Danbury includes 215 parcels owned by 150 property owners who pay a modest special assessment over and above their regular real estate property taxes. These special tax revenues generate an average of $138,000 annually that is earmarked for downtown revitalization programs, special services and capital improvements. CityCenter Danbury is a body politic and corporate under the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 105a (as amended) and the code of Ordinances of Danbury, CT under Chapter XIXB. CityCenter Danbury is run by a twelve member Board of Commissioners elected by the downtown property owners and a Manager. The District is concerned with any issue that pertains to the improvements of the physical and/or economic environment of the downtown. CityCenter Danbury works on such issues as parking, marketing and promotion, special events, business recruitment, security, streetscape improvements and maintenance. The Danbury Downtown Council is the second business organization that is part of CityCenter that works to plan and implement the district's special events and promotion's programs. These include the CityCenter Summertime Festival, Taste of Greater Danbury, Farmers Market, Halloween on the Green and the annual Holiday Lighting program. CityCenter Danbury works in partnership with the City of Danbury, the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau and the new city office of Economic Development to enhance and promote CityCenter Danbury as the premiere downtown district in western Connecticut.


CityCenter Danbury Board Members for 2008

 

Name Affiliation Address
Dr. G Koryoe Anim-Wright Western CT State University 181 White Street
Tom Devine Two Steps Downtown Grille 5 Ives Street
Dennis Elpern Danbury Planning Department 155 Deer Hill Avenue
Maria Evans New Era Realty 155 Main Street,Suite 201
John Farley ACF Properties 7 New Street, Suite 3
Andrea Gartner CityCenter Danbury 186 Main Street
John Kline Union Savings Bank 226 Main Street
Mike McLachlan Office of the Mayor 155 Deer Hill Avenue
Mark Nolan Nolan Enterprises 323 Main Street
Darryl Ohrt Visual Intelligence Agency 155 Main Street
Patricia Orsino Savings Bank of Danbury 220 Main Street
Leigh Overland Leigh Douglas Overland Architect 255 Main Street
Alessandra Ozimkowski Conexao Brasil 155 Main Street, Suite 203
Augie Ribeiro Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith 235 Main Street
Wayne Shepperd Office of Economic Development 155 Deer Hill Avenue
Robert Steinberg Danbury Parking Authority 21 Delay Street
Sonny Usher Danbury Police Department 120 Main Street
Patricia Zachman Women's Center of Greater Danbury 2 West Street