DOWNTOWN ARLINGTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Description

The Downtown Arlington Management Corporation is a private, non-profit community development organization whose purpose is to forge alliances between property owners, business interests, residents and the City of Arlington to improve and enhance the economic vitality and overall environment of Downtown Arlington.

Through its contract for services with the City of Arlington, which began in August 2006, the Downtown Arlington Management Corporation is charged with initiating and managing economic development efforts for the Downtown/University District.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: public and private development assistance, Tax Increment Finance consultations and management; promotion and marketing, strengthening and coordinating efforts between the City and University of Texas at Arlington, advising the City on parking, security, and overall use of public right-of-way, and oversight on land use and zoning compliance for the Downtown/University District.

The Downtown Arlington Management Corporation is professionally staffed, and is governed by a Board of Directors, which is composed of a cross section of stakeholders and community partners.