This business district helped fund RiNos growth. Its renewal sparks pushback | Business [Video]

The River North, the artsy neighborhood north of downtown Denver, has changed a lot over the last decade: transforming from an industrial zone into a hotspot for trendy office and residential developments.

Some of RiNo’s growth can be credited to several districts who mobilized to support the arts, advocate for transportation upgrades, set up community events and establish a distinct neighborhood identity.

But one of these districts is up for renewal – and not everyone is happy.

The RiNo Business Improvement District (BID) was founded in 2015 and taxes commercial properties in the area to fund local economic initiatives such as neighborhood marketing and maintenance of public areas. The BID is at the end of its first 10-year term and is currently undergoing a renewal process.

One of the BID’s founding members, Tai Beldock, has spoken out against the renewal and is calling for the district to dissolve, citing frustrations over how its growing …