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Midtown Service Plan

On behalf of the Midtown Management District Board of Directors, we want to thank everyone who has participated in building the new Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034). This is the page where you can find the most accurate, up-to-date information about the plan.

what to Know

September 2025 – several members of the Midtown Management District Executive Committee met with the Executive Committee of the Midtown Super Neighborhood (MSN) to go over the final draft of the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034) and to respond to 6 key concerns and other questions from the MSN.

The slide deck provided was shared at the September meeting of the Midtown Super Neighborhood, The Midtown Super Neighborhood leadership reports that they are in support of the final draft of the Service and Improvement Plan.

Final Draft as of September 8, 2025 Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034)

Petition requesting services from the Midtown Management District

The Board of Directors of the Midtown Management District will take a vote for the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025 -2034) at their Wednesday, October 1, 2025 meeting. Here is a LINK to the meeting information.

If you have any questions about the proposed Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034), please reach out to Cynthia Alvarado, Director of Operations and Strategic Planning at [email protected]

Workshops / Listening Sessions/ Surveys and past work to build the Plan

You spoke; we listened. Ahead of developing a new proposed Service and Improvement Plan here is the Aggregated Data and Projects List from the 2 years of community work.

In response to the community Projects for Core Service Areas and other suggestions requested by the Midtown Super Neighborhood have been incorporated into The Plan.

MMD Hearing Push Card 1 — Public Safety Initiatives

MMD Hearing Push Card 2 — Service and Maintenance Initiatives

MMD Hearing Push Card 3 — Economic Development and Urban Planning Initiatives

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Timeline for the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan

Focus Groups/ Listening Sessions – Preliminary inquiry used to discover and organize what we addressed in public information sessions. We sought to identify language, values, and issues of concern with the assessment payors in the District. We intentionally created an opportunity for small, intimate, safe groups focused on each type of assessment payor in the District so that we developed more concise communications and inquiries to the larger groups. The focus groups/ listening sessions did not identify or represent any plans for the 2025 10-year service plan. This phase focused only on inquiry.

A qualitative assessment implemented in 5 listening sessions with 30+ core stakeholders from September 20 – 27, 2023. These sessions identified more than 100 insights related to the MMD Service Plan. Also, a QR Code and link were provide in the annual assessment billing with access to the Midtown Community Wide Survey. The Qualtrics based survey was designed for the Midtown community to have the opportunity to shape the trajectory of the neighborhood. The survey was distributed from October 6 – November 19, 2023, via Qualtrics and had more than 150 respondents provided insights.

This qualitative and quantitative data allowed for data-informed decision making in the plan.

Reimagine Midtown Aggregated findings are at the link HERE.

The first draft of the proposed Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan was distributed in September 2024. The Board of Directors continued to accept feedback and edits from the community.

  • A second draft was distributed in October 2024.
  • Additional feedback was received from the community.
  • February 2025 Committee meetings – reviewed and edited the portion of the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan applicable to each committee in real time at each committee meeting.
  • Additional edits incorporated into the third draft and provided to the Board of Directors and the Midtown Super Neighborhood ahead of the regular March 2025 board meeting.
  • A third draft was distributed at the March 2025 Board Meeting with the following revisions.
  • Additional edits will be received at the March 2025 Committee meetings.
  • March Committee edits were presented to the MMD Board at their April meeting.
  • Draft 4 was distributed to the MMD Board and the Midtown Super Neighborhood on Wednesday, March 26th
  • A fourth draft was distributed at the April 2025 Board meeting with the following revisions. Here is the LINK to the Summary of Revisions.
  • Board action to authorize a Public Hearing on the levy of assessment was taken at the April Board meeting.

Attached is the updated Aggregated Data Document. #2 Here is the LINK to the draft (6) of the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034) that will be presented to the Board of Directors at their May 2025 meeting. If you have any questions about the proposed Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2025-2034), please reach out to Cynthia Alvarado, Director of Operations and Strategic Planning at [email protected]

Push Cards May 29

MMD Hearing Push Card 1 — Public Safety Initiatives

MMD Hearing Push Card 2 — Service and Maintenance Initiatives

MMD Hearing Push Card 3 — Economic Development and Urban Planning Initiatives

next steps

The Board of Directors will continue to accept feedback from the community until the proposed plan is voted on by the Board of Directors at one of their upcoming meetings. Here is a LINK for the process.

Notice of Public Hearing

  • Property owners in Midtown will receive as required by state statute via U.S. Post a mailed announcement with the date, time, and location of the Public Hearing. This notice will also be posted with Harris County Clerk’s Office and in the Houston Chronicle under public notices.
    Mailed Publication Notice, June 2025

2nd quarter 2025

  • Public Hearing. Hold meeting of Board of Directors after public hearing.
  • Receive testimony regarding the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan.

2nd quarter 2025

  • Adopt an Order approving the Service and Assessment Plan. Adopt an Order setting the annual rate of Assessment of year one of the 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2024-2035)
  • Authorize the assessor/collector to send out assessment bills.

October 2025

  • Assessment bills mailed by Assessor- Collector.
  • Include a thank you letter from the Board of Directors.

January 2026

  • Annual Assessments are due.
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