“The vote was held until midnight using email and we have voted to continue.” The ballot to decide Newtown BID was scheduled to take place in early 2020.
Mr Cox explained that the ballot would now be delayed until late summer.
This is because the steering group need to tender for new consultants to come in to run the ballot process.
Mr Cox, added: “That will also depend on how much money we have left to deliver the ballot.”
Mr Cox said that there will now be a concerted effort made to try and counter the negativity towards the BID and invited other businesses in the town to engage with the Steering Group.
“We need to set the reboot button and start again and sell the vision to the businesses of having a better town centre,” said Mr Cox.
Revive and Thrive will continue to run the BID process in Brecon.
BID is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax known as a ‘levy’ in order to fund projects within the district’s boundaries.
By Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporting Service