Issue 4 documented Columbus's first full year operating without a formal special improvement district, after Capital Crossroads and Discovery District SIDs ceased operations on November 1, 2025 and Downtown Columbus Inc. began running a stopgap "Safer Downtown" program without a formal assessment. DCI's targeted Fall 2026 reconstitution petition (the mechanism to bring the district back under DCI's control) is now roughly one quarter away, which means the signature-gathering infrastructure and the public framing of the 2026 service gap will be locked in over the next sixty days.

Source: Prior Plat Street coverage, Issue 4 BO-F-3; Downtown Columbus Inc.

Duplicate check: Direct continuation of Issue 4 BO-F-3.