The Atlantic City Special Improvement District is a non-profit corporation formed by Atlantic City business people in early 1992 to improve the business environment in the city.

   The city of Atlantic City established the Special Improvement District on February 5, 1992 and initially set a very small assessment to fund the small start-up budget.

   The Special Improvement District includes businesses within an area bounded by Boardwalk (from Albany Avenue to Connecticut Avenue), Pacific Avenue (from Albany Avenue to Connecticut Avenue), Atlantic Avenue (from Albany Avenue to Maine Avenue), Arctic Avenue (from Ohio Avenue to Tennessee Avenue), and Ventnor Avenue (from Kingston Avenue to Albany Avenue).

  The boundaries of the district were set by City Council Ordinances. The Special Improvement District is independent of city government, but work cooperatively with city agencies.

The Special Improvement District is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of twenty (20) members. The Board membership includes casino executives, neighborhood business people and government officials.

The ACSID’s 2009 Board of Trustees are: Alan Rivin, Co-Chair, Trump Taj Mahal; John Schultz, Co-Chair, MBCA; Ken Calemmo, Member, Cooper Levenson; Joe Scott, Legal Counsel, Barker Scott Gelfand; Councilman William Marsh, Member, City of Atlantic City; Commissioner Michael Epps, Member, Casino Control Commission; Frank Glaser, Member, James Salt Water Taffy; Frank McCarthy, Member, Resorts International; Joe Kelly, Member, Chamber of Commerce; Celest Abdel Baaith, Member, TD Bank; Mayor Lorenzo Langford, Member, City of Atlantic City; Steve Chang, Member, Parkway Pharmacy; Joe Domenico, Member, Bally’s Park Place; Tom Sykes, Member, SOSH Architects; Curt Taylor, Member, Los Amigos Restaurant; Jeff Wilson, Member; Greg Woods, Member, Fishheads.

   The Special Improvement District's purpose is not to replace city services. The Special Improvement District compliments the efforts of the city's public safety and public works employees.

   On September 20, 1999, the Special Improvement District relocated from its Pacific Avenue location, which it had occupied since 1993, to its quiet surroundings of Gordon's Alley.