Download the Discovery District Boundary Map (pdf)

About the Discovery Special Improvement District | Background |
2007 Annual Report | Overview of Safety Services | How to Request Service |
2008 Board Meetings

Administrative Office
20 E Broad St., Ste. 300
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 645-5063
Cleve Ricksecker, Project Director

Field Office
126 S. Washington Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
614-645-5064
Lisa Defendiefer, Downtown Safety Coordinator

Customer Service Hotline
614-228-5718

Created by property owners in 2006, Discovery Special Improvement District is a private sector organization funded by property owners to serve a 259-acre area on the eastern half of the Downtown.

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The Discovery Special Improvement District (SID) is a private sector corporation created by property owners to improve the safety and image of the Discovery District neighborhood. The district is funded by over 100 property owners and serves a 35 square block area of downtown that is generally bound by I-670 to the north, Mound Street to the south, Fifth Street to the west, and I-71 to the east.

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Download the Discovery District 2007 Annual Report (pdf)

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The Discovery SID employs special duty police officers, uniformed safety bike ambassadors, and a uniformed homeless outreach specialist. All of these individuals will provide supplemental safety services throughout the neighborhood 16 hours per day, Monday – Saturday. The SID also employs a safety specialist who links private security operations in the Discovery District with each other and the Columbus Division of Police, Franklin County court system, social service agencies, and other resources to provide a holistic approach to crime prevention and elimination of disorder.

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Anyone needing assistance with a safety issue should contact the SID's dispatch office at 228-5718 during the SID's hours of operations. In cases of emergency, dial 911.

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Meeting times are 7:30 AM, the third Thursday of every other month, at the offices of Carlile Patchen & Murphy.

• Thursday, January 17
• Thursday, February 21(hold)**
• Thursday, March 20
• Thursday, April 17(hold)**
• Thursday, May 15 - Shared meeting w/ DDDC
  Columbus Metropolitan Library in the Auditorium
  7:30am - 10:30am
• Thursday, June 19 (hold)**
• Thursday, July 17
• Thursday, August 21 (hold)**
• Thursday, September 18 - Shared meeting w/ DDDC
  Location TBD
• Thursday, October 16 (hold)**
• Thursday, November 13 (Annual Meeting)*
  Location: TBD/ Time: 4:00pm
• Thursday, December 18 (hold)**

*Note: Change from regular schedule.
*Note: (hold) meeting dates will only be called on an "as needed" basis.

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