<p>The public is invited to attend a hearing Wednesday on plans for a new taxing district that has been hailed as a key component in the resurgence of downtown Yakima.</p> <p>The taxing district, which applies only to owners of property in the downtown area, would raise $200,000 a year. The proceeds would be used for downtown improvements and maintenance.</p> <p>Supporters have gotten the thumbs-up from 60 percent of the property owners, but not everyone -- particularly churches and nonprofit groups -- is crazy about the rates.</p> <p>The hearing is scheduled to get under way at 7 p.m. at City Hall, corner of Second Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.</p> <p>-- Chris Bristol</p> The public is invited to attend a hearing Wednesday on plans for a new taxing district that has been hailed as a key component in the resurgence of downtown Yakima. The taxing district, which applies only to owners of property in the downtown area, would City Desk, LOCAL 2008-08-05T22:11:56Z 2008-08-05T23:06:25Z false Downtown taxing district is topic of Wednesday hearing 6478 downtown-taxing-district-is-topic-of-wednesday-hearing Web Story Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic 0 2008-08-05T23:19:38Z 6305068 $n$ Downtown taxing district is topic of Wednesday hearing published Web Daily 2009-03-20T02:27:30Z 1