benson business improvement district
The Benson Business Improvement District (BID) was established by the City of Omaha in 1977 as Benson’s Business Area Improvement Board. Its purpose is to raise necessary funds for providing and maintaining improvements to Benson’s business district. On Nov. 23, 2010, the Omaha City Council approved the group’s plans to expand its original boundaries and number of board members, update its assessment formula and finance a new strategic work plan to help ensure the district’s successful future.
The Benson BID meets the first Friday of every month from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Benson Community Center, 6008 Maple St. The meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact:
Dr. Glenn York
Co-Chair
glenny1501@yahoo.com
D’Ann Lonowski
Co-Chair
dann@mintdesigngroup.com
Shelley Kiel
Advisor to the Board
shelleykiel@cox.net
board members
- Dr. Glenn York
- D’Ann Lonowski
- Bill Carmichael
- Jay Lund
- John Larkin
- Andrea Maleki
- Ying Zhu
Ex-Officio Members
- Kurt Goetzinger
Benson Business Association - Kathy Buchanan
Benson Neighborhood Association - Andrew Rainbolt
Benson-Ames Alliance